Protecting Significant and Sensitive Facilities

Protecting Significant and Sensitive Facilities

The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the subsequent nuclear accident. Sensitive facilities need to be protected against low-probability and complex events because damage to such facilities can have a cascading effect, multiplying the destruction and leading to irreversible human, social, economic, and environmental impacts. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.

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Main Authors: Toyama, Masato, Sagara, Junko, Ishiwatari, Mikio
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-09
Subjects:ACCIDENT, ACCIDENTS, BUILDING CODES, CASUALTIES, CASUALTY, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS, CIVIL ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION, COOLING, DAMAGES, DISASTER, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, DISASTER RISK, DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKES, ELECTRIC POWER, EMERGENCY RECOVERY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EVACUATION, EXPLOSION, EXPLOSIONS, EXTREME EVENTS, FIRE, FIREFIGHTERS, GAS, GENERATOR, GENERATORS, HEALTH HAZARDS, HEALTH RISKS, HIGH LEVELS, IMPACT EVENTS, LEAKAGE, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, NATURAL HAZARDS, NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS, NUCLEAR POWER, NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, NUCLEAR SAFETY, PETROLEUM, PIPELINES, POWER STATION, RADIATION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVITY, RECOVERY OPERATIONS, RESCUE, RISK ASSESSMENT, SAFETY, SEAWATER, STRUCTURES, TSUNAMI, TSUNAMIS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18023852/protecting-significant-sensitive-facilities
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16162
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Summary:The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the subsequent nuclear accident. Sensitive facilities need to be protected against low-probability and complex events because damage to such facilities can have a cascading effect, multiplying the destruction and leading to irreversible human, social, economic, and environmental impacts. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.

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