Tasks and Activities

 

… of the Engineering group:

Ø Detailed inventory of the current (undamaged building stock by on-site inspection)

Ø Investigation of structural damage being caused by future earth-quake events

Ø Geotechnical measurements

Ø Instrumental vulnerability studies on selected reinforced and masonry building structures

Ø Seismic risk assessment studies on the basis of different earthquake scenarios likely to occur in the respective region

Ø Identification/tagging of endangered settlement areas

Ø Elaboration of recommendations and strategies for institutions, building owners and local construction companies

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… of the Sociological group:

Ø Interviewing inhabitants to gather insights into the social structure, vulnerability structure, educational situation and level of prepared-ness and risk awareness in different groups of population

Ø Comparison of the vulnerability level of the building structures with the social vulnerability of inhabitants in several aspects

Ø Interviewing representatives and staff at different governmental and organizational levels and enterprises concerning the state of vulnerability, preparedness, mitigation, resilience and early warning in order to identify a differentiated view on social vulnerability and societal vigorous nesses to earthquake disasters at different levels of society, the society’s state of preparedness, risk awareness, and early warning system