Part IV: Identifying strategies and programmes for improving school seismic safety

Introduction

Chapter 14. A brief review of school typologies in Italy: Specific vulnerability and possible strategies for seismic retrofitting
Nicola Cosentino and Giovanni Manieri

Chapter 15. Implementing school seismic safety programmes in developing countries
Sudhir K. Jain

Chapter 16. Supporting local seismic experts: Experiences in Nepal and India
Richard Sharpe
 
Chapter 17. Evaluating earthquake retrofitting measures for schools: A cost-benefit analysis
A.W. Smyth, G. Deodatis, G. Franco , Y. He and T. Gurvich

Chapter 18. Strengthening school buildings to resist earthquakes: Progress in European countries
Robin Spence

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