Developing a Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Assessment and Risk Management

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We discuss the development of a global database of building inventories for pre-earthquake risk analysis and for use in near-real-time post-earthquake loss estimation for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system. On a country-by-country level, the inventory contains estimates of building types categorized by material, lateral force-resisting system, use, and occupancy characteristics. The database draws on and harmonizes numerous sources: (1) UN statistics, (2) UN Habitat, (3) national housing censuses, (4) the World Housing Encyclopedia and (5) other pertinent literature.

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