Frequent and escalating natural disasters pose an increasing threat to society and the
environment. Effective disaster management strategies are crucial to mitigate their impact …

Earthquakes pose a serious threat to human health and well-being. The interaction between
human-related factors such as choice of protective behavioral strategy, on one hand, and …

This study presents an automated machine learning (AutoML) framework to predict the
casualty rate and direct economic loss induced by earthquakes. The AutoML framework …

Earthquake safety paradigms in urban scenarios can be represented by the following:
buildings response to ground shaking; possibility to evacuate urban areas; rescuers' …

During the decade after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, numerous earthquakes of different
magnitudes have occurred in the affected areas. The need for immediate emergency …

Authorities and governmental bodies strongly emphasize the importance of residents
preparing for natural disasters, particularly underscoring the significance of readiness for …

The vulnerability assessment of the building stock in a given territorial area, such as a city or
an entire country, is a key prerequisite for evaluating risk, not only because of the potential …

A complete sustainable-performance analysis that takes into consideration the whole of the
triple bottom line of sustainability is necessary when one needs to balance social, economic …

Various initiatives have been taken for disaster preparedness since the Great East Japan
Earthquake. Disaster education and management at schools have been strengthened …

This paper introduces a probabilistic formulation for the estimation of the spatial distribution
of multiseverity casualties due to earthquakes. The formulation assesses the number …