Contents



Preface

Resilience is increasingly used as an approach for understanding the dynamics of natural hazards. This book presents research in the field of resilience and provides an overview of its development to date, which draws on the wide literature on engineering aspects, ecological science, social science, social-environmental system, and natural hazards. The book is addressed to researchers and practitioners on the subject as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students and other experts and newcomers seeking more information about the state of the art, new challenges,

The first section provides recent research on risk and crisis management toward a more resilient society. It includes chapters on disaster management; disaster hazards, causes, and impacts; disaster-resilient rescue; risk management; disaster

The second section focuses on more detailed simulations and modeling in terms of natural hazards and includes chapters on mitigation of earthquakes using the latest design tools, performance-based design for healthcare facilities, evaluation of liquefaction-induced settlements, modeling extreme damages from natural

**Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi**

Kerman, Iran

Department of Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering,

Graduate University of Advanced Technology,

innovative solutions, and new trends and developments in these areas.

risk reduction; and disaster relief.

disasters, and effects of earthquakes on buildings.
