| Title | Benefits from expenditures on earthquake research at Natural Resources Canada |
| Download | Downloads |
| Author | Swan, N |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 3764, 1999, 45 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/211071 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | engineering geology; miscellaneous; earthquakes; earthquake studies; earthquake resistant design; economic analyses; building codes |
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| Natural Resources Canada Library - Ottawa (Earth Sciences) |
| Natural Resources Canada library - Calgary (Earth Sciences) |
| Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic) |
| Natural Resources Canada library - Vancouver (Earth Sciences) |
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| Program | National Earthquake Hazards Program (NEHP) |
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| Released | 2000 01 01; 2008 08 26 |
| Abstract | The study calculates benefits and costs of a key application of earthquake research in Canada. Modifications to building codes, flowing from that research, reduce losses from shaking and fire damage to
buildings and their contents, caused by earthquakes, and reduce loss of life and injuries. Benefits are calculated, net of the cost of stronger construction to comply with the modified codes, at an annualized value of 42 million constant 1992
dollars. This is ten times the cost of the associated earthquake research. Two objections of principle to the analysis are considered. The possibility that Canada might "free-ride" on foreign earthquake research is one. That is discussed, and
rejected as impractical. The other is the view that earthquake research is necessary for modifying building codes but not sufficient, so that its benefits are being overstated. This is found to be incorrect. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 211071 |
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