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000010004 046__ $$k2008-10-12
000010004 100__ $$aFujieda, Ayako
000010004 24500 $$aSafe Schools to Reduce Vulnerability of Children to Earthquakes

000010004 24630 $$n14.$$pProceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000010004 520__ $$2eng$$aLike other infrastructure, school buildings are subject to damage and collapse in the event of earthquakes. The recent earthquakes have exposed vulnerability of school buildings disproportionately compared to the other infrastructures. Vulnerable school buildings in seismic regions resulted in the loss of many lives of children and teachers in addition to the potential damage to the property. On the other hand, earthquake resistant schools have serves as various emergency functions in the community and helped people to recover from the calamity in the aftermath of earthquakes. Recognizing the nature of schools as center of community and their contribution to community development, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) conducted a research project in Asia-Pacific region to ensure safety of school buildings through seismic retrofitting and to utilize it for the capacity building and awareness raising of the community. It is observed that the process of making safe schools can be an effective demonstration to introduce the earthquake-resistant technology to the local government officials, engineers or masons and to facilitate implementation of capacity building training programs. Additionally, having seismic retrofitting at schools can be easily recognized by the community and became an opportunity to raise their awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation.

000010004 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000010004 653__ $$aRetrofitting, school earthquake safety, capacity building, technology transfer, awareness raising, Asia-Pacific, UN

000010004 7112_ $$a14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cBejing (CN)$$d2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17$$gWCEE15
000010004 720__ $$aFujieda, Ayako$$iPandey, Bishnu$$iAndo, S.
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000010004 8564_ $$s77654$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/10004/files/09-01-0081.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, Paper ID: 09-01-0081.
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