CITIES AT RISK A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
EXAMPLE: THIRTY-FIVE CITIES AT HIGH RISK FROM EARTHQUAKES These cities have physical and socioeconomic factors known to increase risk (the chance of loss) to people, buildings, and infrastructure when a M7.0 or greater earthquake occurs
HAZARDSHAZARDS ELEMENTS OF RISK EXPOSUREEXPOSURE VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY LOCATIONLOCATION RISKRISK
TECTONIC DEFORMATION EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI GROUND SHAKING FAULT RUPTURE FOUNDATION FAILURE SITE AMPLIFICATION LIQUEFACTION LANDSLIDESAFTERSHOCKSSEICHE DAMAGE/LOSS DAMAGE/ LOSS DAMAGE/LOSS
FACTORS KNOWN TO INCREASE URBAN RISK FROM EARTHQUAKES exponential growth in population high density urban development a low GDP and a deep poverty cycle lack of enforcement of a modern building code and modern infrastructure standards lack of modern emergency management high to very high seismicity prone to landslides and liquefaction prone to tsunamis, in some cases
TEHRAN, IRAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ALGIERS, ALGERIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
GREATER CAIRO, EGYPT IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
DEHLI, INDIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
KATHMANDU, NEPAL IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISMIT, TURKEY IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISTANBUL, TURKEY IS VULNERABLE FROM EARTHQUAKES
WENCHUAN, CHINA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
JAKARTA, INDONESIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SANTIAGO, CHILE IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
QUITO, ECUADOR IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
CARACAS, VENEZUELLA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
THESSALONIKI, GREECE IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
LISBON, PORTUGAL IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
BARCELONA, SPAIN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
TANGSHAN, CHINA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
KOBE, JAPAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
NAGOYA,JAPAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
TOKYO, JAPAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
TIA JUANA, MEXICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
LOS ANGELES, CA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN FRANCISCO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SEATTLE, WA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
VANCOUVER, CANADA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
MEMPHIS, TN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES