scholarly journals STAKEHOLDERS' PRACTICES: A CHALLENGE TO EARTHQUAKE RISK MITIGATION DECISIONS

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temitope EGBELAKIN ◽  
Suzanne WILKINSON ◽  
Regan POTANGAROA ◽  
James ROTIMI
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Earthquake Insurance ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Risk Preparedness ◽  
Earthquake Risk Mitigation

Enhancing building owners’ earthquake risk preparedness has been a major challenge in many seismically active regions. Many property owners are found unwilling to adopt adequate risk mitigation measures in their earthquake-prone buildings, despite the availability of various technical design solutions and the enactment of intervening legislative frameworks necessary to facilitate successful earthquake risk preparedness. This paper examined the rationale behind building owners’ unwillingness to adopt adequate mitigation measures with a view to improve current stakeholders’ practices in earthquake risk mitigation. Using a mixed-method approach, comprising both qualitative and quantitative methods, an examination of the decision-making process and different stakeholders involved in earthquake risk mitigation and the property market, provided insights into the causal agents and stakeholder practices that pose challenges to property owners’ mitigation decisions. Stake-holder practices acting as impediments revealed are property valuation assessment of retrofitted and non-retrofitted EPBs, lack of demand for improved performance in older buildings, high earthquake insurance policy premiums and deductibles, and lack of a risk assessment information system. An in-depth understanding of these challenges highlights the need for a holistic approach that should incorporate market-based incentives necessary for successful earthquake preparedness by building owners, and for designing effective strategies for improving earthquake risk mitigation.

Economic impediments to successful seismic retrofitting decisions

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temitope Egbelakin ◽  
Suzanne Wilkinson ◽  
Jason Ingham
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Seismic Retrofitting ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Earthquake Risk Mitigation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine why building owners are often reluctant to adopt adequate mitigation measures despite the vulnerability of their buildings to earthquake disasters, by exploring the economic-related barriers to earthquake mitigation decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A case study research method was adopted and interviews chosen as the method of data collection. Findings – Critical economic-related impediments that inhibited seismic retrofitting of earthquake-prone buildings were revealed in this study. Economic-related barriers identified include perception about financial involvement in retrofitting, property market conditions, high insurance premiums and deductibles, and the high cost of retrofitting. The availability of financial incentives such as low interest loans, tax deductibles, the implementation of a risk-based insurance premium scale and promoting increased knowledge and awareness of seismic risks and mitigation measures in the property market place are likely to address the economic-related challenges faced by property owners when undertaking seismic retrofitting projects. The provision of financial incentives specifically for seismic retrofitting should be introduced in policy-implementation programme tailored to local governments’ level of risks exposure and available resources. Practical implications – The recommendations provided in this study suggest strategies and answers to questions aimed at understanding the types of incentives that city councils and environmental hazard managers should focus on in their attempt to ensure that property owners actively participate in earthquake risk mitigation. Originality/value – This paper adopts a holistic perspective for investigating earthquake risk mitigation by examining the opinions of the different stakeholders involved in seismic retrofit decisions.

scholarly journals Integrated framework for enhancing earthquake risk mitigationn decisions

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-51
Author(s):  
Temitope Egbelakin ◽  
◽  
Suzanne Wilkinson ◽  
Jason Ingham ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Seismic Rehabilitation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Protective Behaviours ◽  
Seismic Mitigation

The increasing scale of losses from earthquake disasters has reinforced the need for property owners to become proactive in seismic risk reduction programs. However, despite advancement in seismic design methods and legislative frameworks, building owners are found unwilling or lack motivation to adopt adequate mitigation measures that will reduce their vulnerability to earthquake disasters. Various theories and empirical findings have been used to explain the adoption of protective behaviours including seismic mitigation decisions, but their application has been inadequate to enhance building owners’ protective decisions. A holistic framework that incorporates the motivational orientations of decision-making, coupled with the social, cultural, economic, regulatory, institutional and political realms of earthquake risk mitigation to enhance building owners’ decisions to voluntarily implement adequate mitigation measures, is proposed. This framework attempts to address any multi-disciplinary barriers that exist in earthquake disaster management, by ensuring that stakeholders involved in seismic mitigation decisions work together to foster seismic rehabilitation of EPBs, as well as illuminate strategies that will initiate, promote and sustain the adoption of long-term earthquake mitigation.

Public Support For Earthquake Risk Mitigation In Portland, Oregon

Risk Analysis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Flynn ◽  
Paul Slovic ◽  
C. K. Mertz ◽  
Cathie Carlisle
Keyword(s):  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Earthquake Risk Mitigation

scholarly journals The Multi-Parameter Wireless Sensing System (MPwise): Its Description and Application to Earthquake Risk Mitigation

Sensors ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Boxberger ◽  
Kevin Fleming ◽  
Massimiliano Pittore ◽  
Stefano Parolai ◽  
Marco Pilz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Wireless Sensing ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
Wireless Sensing System ◽  
Earthquake Risk Mitigation

scholarly journals Development of a global seismic risk model

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 372-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor Silva ◽  
Desmond Amo-Oduro ◽  
Alejandro Calderon ◽  
Catarina Costa ◽  
Jamal Dabbeek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Risk Model ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Industrial Buildings ◽  
Earthquake Model ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
Vulnerability Functions ◽  
Regional Programs

Since 2015, the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation and its partners have been supporting regional programs and bilateral collaborations to develop an open global earthquake risk model. These efforts led to the development of a repository of probabilistic seismic hazard models, a global exposure dataset comprising structural and occupancy information regarding the residential, commercial and industrial buildings, and a comprehensive set of fragility and vulnerability functions for the most common building classes. These components were used to estimate probabilistic earthquake risk globally using the OpenQuake-engine, an open-source software for seismic hazard and risk analysis. This model allows estimating a number of risk metrics such as annualized average losses or aggregated losses for particular return periods, which are fundamental to the development and implementation of earthquake risk mitigation measures.

A survey on evacuation planning and its challenges for potential earthquake in Tehran

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kambod Amini Hosseini ◽  
Maziar Hosseini ◽  
Solmaz Hosseinioon ◽  
Yasamin O. Izadkhah ◽  
Tomoko Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Evacuation Planning ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Evacuation Plans ◽  
Earthquake Risk Mitigation

Purpose – The paper aims to introduce the activities carried out for preparing evacuation plans in Tehran and the challenges observed for involving local communities in earthquake risk mitigation. Design/methodology/approach – In order to prepare the evacuation plans, at first the earthquake risk at different scenarios was determined and the potential damages and casualties at neighborhood levels were estimated accordingly. Then, by considering geological and man-made hazards as well as socio-economic parameters, the potential evacuation places were investigated to be equipped with necessary materials for emergency conditions. In addition, some drills were organized at each neighborhood, and the residents were trained about evacuation and other necessary activities at time of crisis. Findings – The methodology developed in this research provides practical means for promoting public participation and earthquake risk mitigation. Furthermore, the paper proposes some measures for involving local communities in risk reduction activities. Research limitations/implications – Considering the complexities of socio-economic conditions in Tehran, the plan was implemented at two different neighborhoods in 2008. Therefore, similar researches should be conducted in other places to make generalized evacuation plans. Originality/value – This paper introduces new methods for promoting preparedness and discusses the impacts of socio-economic conditions on developing risk mitigation plans.

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