Local Scale Case Study Flashcards
Where is this
Kobe - Japan
Physical vulnerabilities
On the Pacific Ring of Fire - Destructive subduction plate
Human vulnerability
Coastal city
Densely populated
High population
Built on reclaimed land
Container port
Number of population
11 million
Nature of the hazard
6.8 magnitude
Shallow focus
Epicentre close to city
Ground shaking , liquefaction , fires , landslide
Struck before 6am
How many deaths
6000
Cost of damages
$100 billion
How many buildings destroyed
100,000
Primary impacts
Deaths , buildings destroyed , cost of damages , raised highways collapsed
Secondary Impacts
Liquefaction , fires , typhoon struck 6 months later
Social , economic and political reasons why they where prepared
Social - well educated
Economic - Wealthy country , built earthquake proof housing , richer population , investment in risk management , well funded research in hazards
Political - Generally confidence in ability to respond
Social , economics and political reasons why they weren’t prepared
Social - Over confident , no past directs experience of earthquakes
Economic - Didn’t retrofit older buildings
Political - Didn’t have nay stores of food , government slow to respond , didn’t initially ask for international aid
How many homes rebuilt
48,000
How much of the port operations where restored within a year
70%
Social immediate and longer term responses
Immediate - power , water restored
Longer term - homes restored , improved seismic resistance of existing buildings , community participation , protect lifelines
