GIS based assessment of seismic risk for the Christchurch CBD and Mount Pleasant, New Zealand

This research employs a deterministic seismic risk assessment methodology to assess the potential damage and loss at meshblock level in the Christchurch CBD and Mount Pleasant primarily due to building damage caused by earthquake ground shaking. Expected losses in terms of dollar value and casualtie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singh, Bina Aruna
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Geography 2008
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1302