GIS-BASED URBAN SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT USING RISK.IITB

The earthquake risk or damage potential of an area is due to a combination of seismic hazard, and vulnerability of the built environment and its exposure. The damage during recent earthquakes worldwide has demonstrated the need for seismic risk assessment for disaster management applications. It is also often observed that the complex risk assessment carried out in the scientific domain does not easily provide information and data amenable to policy making or for disseminating seismic risk to the public. In this paper, a newly developed GIS-based system for seismic risk assessment, namely RISK.iitb, has been described. RISK.iitb quantifies seismic hazard, structural vulnerability, and exposure and loss estimation. This system considers the requirements of disaster management community, and results can be easily understood by the various stakeholders while maintaining scientific rigour. An example analysi