Interview with Dr. Kit Miyamoto: “Resilient buildings tend to have greater value as an asset.”
República: Seismic codes save lives, but what do they mean for business and investment?Dr. Kit Miyamoto: Seismic codes do fulfill
Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes
Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Disaster and climate risks in the built environment decrease property values, increase insurance premiums, and compound recovery costs, impacting developers, financial institutions, and local governments. Investment in resilience is crucial.
CBS13 Interview: Dr. Kit Miyamoto Hopes California Can Learn From Japan’s Earthquake Preparedness
In the aftermath of Japan’s 7.6 magnitude New Year’s Day earthquake, Dr. Kit Miyamoto spoke with CBS13 about
ABC10 Interview: Dr. Kit Miyamoto on Japan’s Earthquake Preparedness
In the wake of Japan’s recent 7.5 magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day, ABC10 caught up with Dr.
Anatomy of Failure: Turkey Earthquake Disaster
As I sit on the 11-hour overnight local bus to Istanbul, my mind is still deep in the magnitude of the disaster I have just witnessed in the Syria-Turkey border area. The destruction is beyond anything I have seen in my 20 years of disaster response work.
Turkey Digs Out From a Catastrophe
In what’s left of Antakya, a once-thriving and cosmopolitan tourist destination in the southeastern edge of Turkey, the streets seem weirdly quiet. Buildings stand askew at odd angles or are completely toppled, and the rubble from the homes of people who lived inside of them is neatly collected into piles and mounds.
Managing Earthquake Risks with Functional Recovery Method
Managing Earthquake Risks with “Functional Recovery Method”, Mr. Yusuf Zahit Gundogdu
Know Disasters India Interview of Dr. Kit Miyamoto on Disaster Resilience & Recovery
Interview of Dr. Kit Miyamoto from the “Know Disasters” magazine in India.
Managing Earthquake Risks with Functional Recovery Method
Managing Earthquake Risks with “Functional Recovery Method”, Mr. Yusuf Zahit Gundogdu
Kathmandu Post: Saving History: Making the Historical Monuments of the Kathmandu Valley Seismically Safe
Sep 17, 2017-Apart from the occasional articles in newspapers and the seminars conducted by international agencies and non-governmental organizations in Kathmandu, nobody was seriously aware of the danger of earthquakes looming around Nepal until April 25, 2015.The devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8 resulted in the death of 9,000 people, seriously injuring 22,000, causing the collapse of 500,000 homes and leaving 250,000 houses damaged. This great earthquake also caused the collapse and widespread damage of ancient monuments in earthquake affected areas of Nepal. According to a study conducted by UNDP, 8 million people were affected by the earthquake.