A global analysis of the relationship between urbanization and fatalities in earthquake-prone areas

• Main Authors: He, Chunyang, Huang, Qingxu, Bai, Xuemei, Robinson, Derek T., Shi, Peijun, Dou, Yinyin, Zhao, Bo, Yan, Jubo, Zhang, Qiang, Xu, Fangjin, Daniell, James
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Earthquake Risk; Global South
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165119
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Urbanization can be a challenge and an opportunity for earthquake risk mitigation. However, little is known about the changes in exposure (for example, population and urban land) to earthquakes in the context of global urbanization, and their impacts on fatalities in earthquake-prone areas. We prese...