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000011087 046__ $$k2008-10-12
000011087 100__ $$aMurty, C.V.R.
000011087 24500 $$aUsing the World Housing Encyclopedia to Improve House Earthquake Safety

000011087 24630 $$n14.$$pProceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000011087 520__ $$2eng$$aThis paper suggests several possible strategies that the World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE) might consider to reduce earthquake risk to housing worldwide. The first strategy can be thought of as a bottom-up approach. In this scenario WHE explicitly attempts to have its encyclopedia and published tutorials more extensively used. It contacts universities in interested countries with ideas and resource material to introduce their students to the challenges associated with improving the seismic resistance of housing. The second suggested approach, where the World Housing Encyclopedia plays a key role, can be considered more of a top-down initiative. It consists of seismic experts in developing countries working in parallel with major international aid and finance agencies to apply pressure on and monitor the extent to which governments encourage and provide seismic resistant housing. Both of these strategies are presented to stimulate discussion. They are not mutually exclusive. There is no disputing the need for action. It is a matter of discerning how the WHE can continue to make a difference. Any suggestions and comments from readers are most welcome.

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000011087 7112_ $$a14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cBejing (CN)$$d2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17$$gWCEE15
000011087 720__ $$aMurty, C.V.R.$$iCharleson, A.W.
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000011087 8564_ $$s57693$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/11087/files/S23-003.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, Paper ID: S23-003.
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