Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, experiences urban flooding
for several times in a single year and it is believed to be waiting
for a devastating earthquake at any time now. As a potential risk,
the causes and impacts of earthquake has to be realized and it
should have such kind of local and national policies and
legislations for related all issues, which can reduce the risk of
earthquake in an integrated way. So, the presently available
policies and legislations for built environment should be reviewed
and assessed to know their status and this research is solely
intended to do that task. This study explores the components of the
city which are related with the risk of earthquake. Through a
review on secondary sources, it makes the authorities of
development and planning aware about the potential risk of
Earthquake for Dhaka.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
December 2011 |
First published: |
December 2011 |
Authors: |
Imon Chowdhooree
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
124 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8465-1856-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8465-1856-5 |
Barcode: |
9783846518564 |
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