Author: ANDRA-COSMINA ALBULESCU

Abstract: Seismic vulnerability is of particular interest to the scientific community, authorities and general population in Romania, given the fact that the territory of the country is mainly subject to strong intermediate-depth earthquakes that originate in the Vrancea Seismogenic Zone. However, little has been done to strengthen the resilience of urban settlements, which are especially vulnerable to earthquakes. This paper represents a summary of the seismic vulnerability problem in Romania that focuses on its various sources and on the scientific works elaborated on this topic. Also, several proposals that target both future earthquake vulnerability research and modelling actions are presented, in the endeavour to stress out the necessity of using scientific findings as grounds for decision-making.

Keywords: vulnerability, seismic vulnerability, vulnerability assessment, Romania.

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