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- Title
- Simulation Model of Urban Disaster Recovery and Resilience: Implementation for the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
- File
- PB2008106426.pdf
- Author(s)
- Miles, S. B.; Chang, S. E.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., September 7, 2007, 134 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- MCEER-07-0014
- Abstract
- This technical report describes a computer-based model of urban disaster recovery. The model simulates the recovery dynamics of households, businesses, neighborhoods, and the community as a whole following a disaster. The model was applied to the City of Los Angeles for the 1994 North-ridge earthquake, using detailed data on the conditions and effects of the earthquake for testing and calibration purposes. Results indicated favorable performance in certain aspects of the model and identified areas where further refinements are needed. Examples of 'what-if' explorations are provided to illustrate the types of analyses that can be conducted with this model. The report concludes with a discussion of potential applications, advances, limitations, and priorities for further research. The first-generation of this model was described in a previous MCEER report, 'Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model'.
- Keywords
- ; Recovery dynamics; Testing; Analyses; Examples; Computer-based model; Urban disaster recovery; Simulation; Calibration