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Bautista, B.C. | Bautista, L.P. | Narag, I.C. | Lanuza, A.G. | Deocampo, J.B. | Atando, R. | Solidum, R.U | Allen, T. | Edwards, M. | Jakab, M. | Leonard, M. | Nadimpalli, K.
Abstract
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) and Geoscience Australia are developing a long-term partnership in order to better understand and reduce the risks associated with earthquake hazards in the Philippines. The current partnership is specifically designed to enhance the damage estimation capabilities of the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) software, developed by PHIVOLCS. We have chosen Iloilo City, Western Visayas, as the pilot community to demonstrate our earthquake risk assessment - QuiveR (Quick Unified Inventory of Vulnerability and Exposure for REDAS) Any natural hazard risk assessment requires an understanding on the nature and vulnerability of the building stock in the region of interest. We have acquired two main datasets; 1) the Philippine National Statistics Office census data; and 2) the Iloilo City Assessors Office Data, each providing unique attributes on the nature of the building stock and socio-economic indicators for the city. Finally, to supplement and validate these data, we conducted building surveys within Iloilo City. Through this project, we have engaged with local structural engineering community which led to the development of a National Building Classification Schema and consensus-based vulnerability curves for key building types in the Philippines. Finally, we discuss how models from this engagement process have been incorporated into REDAS to enable risk calculations for scenario earthquakes near Iloilo City. Finally, we have demonstrated how detailed understanding of the building stock in a local community can assist with natural hazard risk assessments - not just for risk reduction and response activities for future earthquakes, but possibly for a range of natural hazards.
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