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

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 popula...

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Published inHuman geographies Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 5 - 20
Main Author Suditu, Bogdan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Bucharest University 01.05.2020
University of Bucharest
Subjects
civic action
Construction
Disaster management
disaster risk management
Disasters
earthquake
Earthquakes
Environmental risk
Risk management
Seismic activity
Seismic engineering
shared responsibilities
Sociodemographics
Sustainability
sustainable bucharest
urban policies
Romania
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1843-6587
2067-2284
DOI:10.5719/hgeo.2020.141.1