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Architect Magazine "Sites at Risk"

EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Italy Spain Georgia Nevada, California , Colorado Utah New York Albania Tajikstan Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon EXIEY AAANGBINAIT AM K WIS INOEAAES Y DVID OS SITES AT RISK Alaska Hawaii Russia Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Ireland, UIC Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas. Tennessee British Columbia IT'S NOT To0 EARLY to declare zon the Washington year of the natural disaster. Tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest this spring, causing record levels of death and destruction. In Japan, one cataclysmic event inspired anothe in a horrific chain reaction-earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown. Maple- croft, a U.K.-based risk analysis firm, released a study in August concluding Portugal LArizona Romania New Mexico, Nevada, California, Colorado Italy Spain Georgia Utah New York Tajikstan Albania Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas Iran Afghanistan Japan Greece Turkey Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas coast Pakistan California Morocco Nepal Florida Algeria Egypt China that natural disasters, in the first six months of 2011, have been more costly to the world economy than in any pre Mexico Bangladesh Haiti Taiwan Niger Honduras Cubal Eritrea India Thailand Philippines vious year, causing Sa65 billion in damage. And that was before Hurricane Irene hit the last Coast. In the face of impending catastrophes, design professionals have benefited from computer simulations and modern mapping techniques that have helped make building codes more uniform and stringent. For a case study in how good building codes can mitigate infrastructure damage and death tolls,consider how much better Chile, with its strong seismic codes, withstood its recent earthquake compared to the devastation that ill- prepared Haiti suffered. All too often, short-sighted political or economic decisions ignore safety considerations. Joplin, Mo., for example, had not implemented the latest recommendations for high wind building codes prior to the tornado in May that killed more than 150 people. (The city has since adopted the codes on a provisional basis.) Meanwhile, populations around the globe contirue to increase in areas facing imminent threats, including in the United States. "Undoubtedly, private property rights are prevalling over the efforts to avoid hazardous areas," says Samuel D. Brody, a professor of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas AkM University. Based on geographic diversity and the severity of impending threats, we highlight 10 global hot spots on the pages that follow, and assess their disaster preparedness- the strength of building codes, land- use ordinances, and other strategies that architects and design professionals are pursuing to mitigate the potential damage of a major crisis. Nicaraguaoominican Republic Senegal Chad Guatemala Ethiopia Solomon Islands Vietnam Venezuela Somalia El Salvador Ghana 中 * Rwanda Costa Rica Colombla Cameroon Кепуз Kenya 0000 Vanuatu Ecuador Panama Burundi Congo Comoros Indonesia Brazil Angola * Peru Malawi * Volcano O Drought Australia O Earthquake South Africa Chile Y Landslide Cyclone Argentina New Zealand Flood a Hurricane S Storm v Tornado Tsunami 5 Typhoon

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