GI_Forum 2016, Volume 4, Issue 2 Journal for Geographic Information Science
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GI_Forum 2016, Volume 4, Issue 2 Journal for Geographic Information Science
ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8085-2 Online Edition
Jafar Niyazov,
Dominik H. Lang ,
Abdelghani Meslem
S. 74 - 89 doi:10.1553/giscience2016_02_s74 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: The main scope of the present article is to describe the different technical aspects and steps that were implemented towards a thorough earthquake risk estimation for the city of Khujand, the capital of Tajikistan’s northernmost province, Sughd. The development of the risk model involved both extensive fieldwork and computational work, including: soil amplification studies; defining ground shaking scenarios for earthquakes on local active faults that could cause damage, and for historical earthquakes that have caused damage to the city’s building stock; demarcation of the Khujand city area and its subdivision into geographical units; definition of building typology classes and generating corresponding vulnerability functions; collection of building inventory data as well as socio-economic information, and the computation of damage and loss scenarios. The earthquake risk model for the city of Khujand can be used as guidance for local authorities for future city planning and earthquake mitigation actions by helping to predict earthquake intensity in a given location, and the expected damage and socio-economic losses for any class of building. The procedure and many of the conclusions drawn can be applied in risk studies of other areas in Tajikistan and Central Asia. Keywords: seismic hazard, earthquake loss estimation, analytical vulnerability assessment, economic loss, casualty estimation Published Online: 2016/12/05 10:36:05 Document Date: 2016/12/02 08:11:00 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x00348f10 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
GI_Forum publishes high quality original research across the transdisciplinary field of Geographic Information Science (GIScience). The journal provides a platform for dialogue among GI-Scientists and educators, technologists and critical thinkers in an ongoing effort to advance the field and ultimately contribute to the creation of an informed GISociety. Submissions concentrate on innovation in education, science, methodology and technologies in the spatial domain and their role towards a more just, ethical and sustainable science and society. GI_Forum implements the policy of open access publication after a double-blind peer review process through a highly international team of seasoned scientists for quality assurance. Special emphasis is put on actively supporting young scientists through formative reviews of their submissions. Only English language contributions are published.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
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