| Title | Risk map atlas: maps from the earthquake risk study for the District of North Vancouver |
| Download | Downloads |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Wagner, C L; Journeay, J M; Hastings, N L ; Prieto, J A |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7816, 2015, 66 sheets, https://doi.org/10.4095/296439  Open Access |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | rev. |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 44 maps |
| Map Info. | location, population, 1:33,333 |
| Map Info. | surficial geology, landslides, 1:33,333 |
| Map Info. | location, building damage / loss, 1:33,333 |
| Map Info. | location, casualty rates, 1:33,333 |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication supercedes Risk map atlas: maps from the
earthquake risk study for the District of North Vancouver |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia |
| NTS | 92G/06; 92G/07 |
| Area | Vancouver; North Vancouver |
| Lat/Long WENS | -123.1333 -122.8667 49.4167 49.3000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; Health and Safety; earthquakes; earthquake risk; earthquake studies; seismicity; seismic risk; seismic velocities; earthquake catalogues; seismic zones; seismic velocities; earthquake
magnitudes; strong motion seismology; health hazards; building codes; flood potential; flood plains; HAZUS-MH |
| Illustrations | location maps; tables; cartoons |
| Program | Public Safety Geoscience Quantitative risk assessment project |
| Released | 2015 05 01 |
| Abstract | Natural Resources Canada, as part of its Public Safety Geoscience program, worked in cooperation with the District of North Vancouver (DNV) and other partners to develop and test methodologies that are
appropriate for assessing earthquake risk at a municipal scale in Canada. The earthquake loss estimation software, Hazus-MH, was used to analyze the losses to buildings, infrastructure, and people in the District and to estimate the damage and
injuries resulting from earthquakes. The initial analysis was repeated to show possible changes in outcome if buildings in the community were assumed to be retrofitted to modern building codes. This Risk Map Atlas provides a selection of maps and
notes showing the inventory of buildings and infrastructure, hazard parameters, and results from the study. The Atlas is intended to help similar Canadian communities in the development of an earthquake risk assessment. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Earthquakes occurring in populated areas can affect people, buildings, and infrastructure. This atlas provides outputs of a pilot study to understand
earthquake risk and loss reduction in a mid-sized Canadian urban community. The study used the modelling software Hazus-MH Canada to estimate the damages caused by earthquakes to buildings, roads, pipelines, and people in the District of North
Vancouver. The initial analysis was repeated to show the possible changes in outcome if buildings in the community were assumed to be retrofitted to modern building codes. This comparison analysis was instrumental in motivating the community to
develop an earthquake ready action plan. The Risk Map Atlas is intended to help guide similar Canadian communities in the development of an earthquake risk assessment to support municipal emergency management, land use planning, transportation and
utility development, and public safety. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 296439 |
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