Rapid Urban Land Expansion in Earthquake-Prone Areas of China

Rapid Urban Land Expansion in Earthquake-Prone Areas of China

Abstract A timely understanding of urban expansion in earthquake-prone areas is crucial for earthquake risk assessment and urban planning for earthquake mitigation. However, a comprehensive evaluation of urban expansion in earthquake-prone areas is lacking in China, especially in the context of rapi...

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Main Authors: Qingxu Huang, Shiting Meng, Chunyang He, Yinyin Dou, Qiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Subjects:
China
Most seismically hazardous areas
Seismic hazard exposure
Urbanization
Urban expansion
Urban sustainability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-018-0207-4

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