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A Review of Micro- and Macro-methods for Earthquake Disaster Loss Rapid Estimation

LI Zhi1,2,3, WANG Xiao-qing2   

  1. 1. School of Earth and Space Sciences, USTC, Hefei 230026, China;
    2. Institute of Earthquake Science, CEA, Beijing 100036,China;
    3. Earthquake Administration of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110031, China
  • Received:2009-09-02 Revised:2009-11-04 Online:2010-04-30 Published:2021-10-18

Abstract: This article reviews the theory, process and application of micro- and macro-methods using various categories and GDP methods to estimate earthquake disaster loss. It sums up the characteristics of the two typical methods and made a simple comparation. It is concluded that the result is significant for government decision-making, rescue and relief to choose a felicitous fast earthquake loss estimation method based on different requirements and information.

Key words: Earthquake disaster, Vulnerability, Loss estimation, Population data, GDP

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