Martin Degg
Biographic Data
| ID | 993352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin Degg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Degg |
| SIGNATURE | DEGG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Seismic and volcanic hazards in Peru: Changing Attitudes to Disaster Mitigation
Over the last 15 years there have been dramatic shifts in the consensus over how best to cope with natural hazards in economically developing regions such as South America. One very positive outcome of the United Nations sponsoredInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR 1990-2000) has been that there is now greater interchange between the work of earth scientists examining the processes and mechanics of hazard occurrence and impa…
The increasing exposure of cities to the effects of volcanic eruptions: A global survey
The most dynamic demographic process of the past 250 years has been the movement of people from rural areas to cities. For most of this period urbanisation has been concentrated in economically more developed parts of the world, but during the last 50 years the focus has shifted to economically less developed regions. Urbanisation, particularly in developing countries, has led to increasing global exposure to a variety of natural hazards, not the…
International Workshop on Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards, University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy, 20- 22 September, 1993
The 1992 ‘Cairo Earthquake: Cause, Effect and Response
This paper examines the geological and socio‐political setting of the 1992 earthquake in northern Egypt. The main conclusions concern the importance of surface geology in controlling the nature of the earthquake impact, and the role of poor construction and maintenance standards (and lapses in building regulation enforcement) in influencing the vulnerability of buildings to failure. The heaviest human losses were associated with two main types of…
A Database of Historical Earthquake Activity in the Middle East
The Middle East is one of the few regions on Earth where documentation of earthquake activity extends back over 4000 years. This documentation is in a wide range of forms, and includes Biblical, ecclesiastical and historical chronicles. During the present century meticulous work involving such data sources has yielded large amounts of information concerning historical earthquakes. These data, however, are often difficult to assess (particularly a…
Earthquake Hazard Assessment after Mexico (1985)
The 1985 Mexican earthquake ranks foremost amongst the major earthquake disasters of the twentieth century. One of the few positive aspects of the disaster is that it provided massive quantities of data that would otherwise have been unobtainable. Every opportunity should be taken to incorporate the findings from these data in earthquake hazard assessments. The purpose of this paper is to provide a succinct summary of some of the more important l…
Seismic and volcanic hazards in Peru: Changing Attitudes to Disaster Mitigation
Over the last 15 years there have been dramatic shifts in the consensus over how best to cope with natural hazards in economically developing regions such as South America. One very positive outcome of the United Nations sponsoredInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR 1990-2000) has been that there is now greater interchange between the work of earth scientists examining the processes and mechanics of hazard occurrence and impa…
The 1992 ‘Cairo Earthquake: Cause, Effect and Response
This paper examines the geological and socio‐political setting of the 1992 earthquake in northern Egypt. The main conclusions concern the importance of surface geology in controlling the nature of the earthquake impact, and the role of poor construction and maintenance standards (and lapses in building regulation enforcement) in influencing the vulnerability of buildings to failure. The heaviest human losses were associated with two main types of…
The increasing exposure of cities to the effects of volcanic eruptions: A global survey
The most dynamic demographic process of the past 250 years has been the movement of people from rural areas to cities. For most of this period urbanisation has been concentrated in economically more developed parts of the world, but during the last 50 years the focus has shifted to economically less developed regions. Urbanisation, particularly in developing countries, has led to increasing global exposure to a variety of natural hazards, not the…
A Database of Historical Earthquake Activity in the Middle East
The Middle East is one of the few regions on Earth where documentation of earthquake activity extends back over 4000 years. This documentation is in a wide range of forms, and includes Biblical, ecclesiastical and historical chronicles. During the present century meticulous work involving such data sources has yielded large amounts of information concerning historical earthquakes. These data, however, are often difficult to assess (particularly a…
Earthquake Hazard Assessment after Mexico (1985)
The 1985 Mexican earthquake ranks foremost amongst the major earthquake disasters of the twentieth century. One of the few positive aspects of the disaster is that it provided massive quantities of data that would otherwise have been unobtainable. Every opportunity should be taken to incorporate the findings from these data in earthquake hazard assessments. The purpose of this paper is to provide a succinct summary of some of the more important l…
Earthquake Hazard Assessment after Mexico (1985)
The 1985 Mexican earthquake ranks foremost amongst the major earthquake disasters of the twentieth century. One of the few positive aspects of the disaster is that it provided massive quantities of data that would otherwise have been unobtainable. Every opportunity should be taken to incorporate the findings from these data in earthquake hazard assessments. The purpose of this paper is to provide a succinct summary of some of the more important l…
A Database of Historical Earthquake Activity in the Middle East
The Middle East is one of the few regions on Earth where documentation of earthquake activity extends back over 4000 years. This documentation is in a wide range of forms, and includes Biblical, ecclesiastical and historical chronicles. During the present century meticulous work involving such data sources has yielded large amounts of information concerning historical earthquakes. These data, however, are often difficult to assess (particularly a…
The 1992 ‘Cairo Earthquake: Cause, Effect and Response
This paper examines the geological and socio‐political setting of the 1992 earthquake in northern Egypt. The main conclusions concern the importance of surface geology in controlling the nature of the earthquake impact, and the role of poor construction and maintenance standards (and lapses in building regulation enforcement) in influencing the vulnerability of buildings to failure. The heaviest human losses were associated with two main types of…
International Workshop on Geographical Information Systems in Assessing Natural Hazards, University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy, 20- 22 September, 1993
The increasing exposure of cities to the effects of volcanic eruptions: A global survey
The most dynamic demographic process of the past 250 years has been the movement of people from rural areas to cities. For most of this period urbanisation has been concentrated in economically more developed parts of the world, but during the last 50 years the focus has shifted to economically less developed regions. Urbanisation, particularly in developing countries, has led to increasing global exposure to a variety of natural hazards, not the…
Seismic and volcanic hazards in Peru: Changing Attitudes to Disaster Mitigation
Over the last 15 years there have been dramatic shifts in the consensus over how best to cope with natural hazards in economically developing regions such as South America. One very positive outcome of the United Nations sponsoredInternational Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction(IDNDR 1990-2000) has been that there is now greater interchange between the work of earth scientists examining the processes and mechanics of hazard occurrence and impa…
Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Computer security (3 works) · earthquake and tectonic studies (3 works) · Forensic engineering (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Hazard (3 works) · Meteorology (3 works)