Resilient Cities and Infrastructure in Earthquake Zones

Sustainable Solutions

Abdullah Ansari, Zhongkai Huang, Ayed E. Alluqmani

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443455186
• Subtopic: Construction & Architectural Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Resilient Cities and Infrastructures in Earthquake Zones: Sustainable Solutions explores strategies and technologies to enhance the resilience of infrastructure in earthquake-prone areas, focusing on innovative approaches to mitigate seismic risks. The book assesses sustainable urban planning practices that incorporate seismic hazard, vulnerability, and risk evaluations, ensuring safety and long-term sustainability. Additionally, it examines the critical role of community engagement in fostering disaster-resilient urban environments. Chapters offer actionable insights and best practices that align with the UN SDGs, serving as a comprehensive resource for policymakers, urban planners, engineers, and industry professionals.By spotlighting advanced materials, engineering solutions, and modern construction strategies, the book provides guidance on promoting seismic resilience while prioritizing community safety. - Provides readers with in-depth insights into the latest strategies and technologies that enhance the resilience of infrastructure in earthquake-prone regions - Emphasizes, from an engineering perspective, sustainable urban planning, offering practical guidance on how to integrate seismic hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessments into urban development practices - Aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, providing readers with strategies that contribute to global efforts for resilient infrastructure and sustainable cities

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1 Seismic hazards and historical earthquake events: A global to local perspective
• 2 Fundamentals of liquefaction: A seismic hazard perspective for sustainable infrastructure
• 3 Application of AI and InSAR for liquefaction assessment towards sustainable seismic design
• 4 Seismic hazards and infrastructure resilience: Challenges and strategies
• 5 Innovative engineering for earthquake-resistant infrastructure
• 6 Innovative aboveground and underground earthquake resistant structures
• 7 From risk to resilience: A framework for enhancing seismic preparedness in cities
• 8 Structural efficiency and material economics in healthcare buildings: A comparison of performance-based and code-driven design approaches
• 9 Building resilient cities: A review of how AI and physics-based models work together to predict and mitigate earthquake risks
• 10 Seismic resilience assessment and enhancement methods of transportation system
• 11 AI-based simulation of seismic resilience in underground space technologies
• 12 Seismic vulnerability and strengthening of dry-stone buildings in northern India
• 13 Safeguarding cultural legacy: Seismic risk and assessment of heritage structures in Oman
• 14 Reassessing machine-induced vibration criteria for pile foundations in seismic-resilient infrastructure
• 15 Seismic vulnerability analysis of Surat City using ambient noise measurement
• 16 Earthquake-resilient infrastructure in Himalayan region: A need or a luxury
• 17 Investigation of road-cut failures and future risk along the Ramban–Banihal National Highway, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• 18 Identification of probable areas of cascading or compounding events using multihazard approach in Jammu Division, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• 19 Bridging the gap between sustainable growth and resilient infrastructure in the face of socioeconomic disparities
• 20 Integrating sustainability and resilience: Policy frameworks for urban infrastructure development
• 21 Multicriteria Risk Assessment Framework for Enhancing Earthquake Preparedness for Urban Environment (M-RAFEEQ)
• 22 Sustainable ground improvement for resilient infrastructure: Application of sand compaction piles in seismic zones
• 23 Geological record and potential impact of volcanomechanic events on the built environment in the Saudi Harrats
• 24 Building sustainability and seismic resilience in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) projects
• 25 Future directions for the development of earthquake-resilient cities
• Index