1. Reducing Earthquake Losses
... the risk by the addition of new buildings and lifelines to the inventory, and to start decreasing it for existing buildings and lifelines. Mitigation options include urban planning and building codes for new buildings and repairing, strengthening, rehabilitating, and retrofitting existing buildings and lifelines. Remediation of poor foundation soils and correction of nonstructural problems are cost effective options for both new ... ...
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