The shadow of the "Great Earthquake" on a sustainable Bucharest. Shared responsibilities and disaster risk management

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12948652
AutoresBogdan Suditu (University of Bucharest, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas5-20
Fecha de publicación2020-05-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHUMAN GEOGRAPHIES – Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1843-6587 • E-ISSN: 2067-2284
EditorialUniversity of Bucharest (Bucharest University Press) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5719/hgeo.2020.141.1
OpenAlexW3026511169
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas2

Bucharest is located in Romania's most active seismic area. In the past, the city has been significantly affected by a few earthquakes, including the 1977 one, which was one of the strongest and caused the most significant number of human victims and material damage. The concentration of population, old or high buildings means that in Bucharest, living with high seismic risks is one of the most important economic and socio-demographic vulnerabilities. The shadow of the great earthquake is constantly present here in debates and public actions, but the operationalisation of disaster risk management measures are not yet at optimum in terms of implementation actions. This research presents a critical assessment of regulatory and operational measures used to identify vulnerable seismic buildings, the responsibilities of the public and private stakeholders involved, and the way in which each of latter assumes and implements the first

Business · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Risk management · Seismology · Shadow (psychology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Law · Psychology · Finance · Geology