The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake

by Mendes-Victor, Luiz A.; Oliveira, Carlos Sousa; Azevedo, Joao; Ribeiro, Antonio

• ISBN13: 9781402086083
• ISBN10: 1402086083
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The 1755 earthquake and tsunami were influential not only in Portugal but in all European and North African countries where the devastating effects were felt. The entire world was deeply impressed and the discussion of its causes generated a large amount of scientific and metaphysical speculation. It inspired philosophers, poets and writers. The socio-economic consequences of the event were great and affected the future organization and development of Portugal. The possibility of a similar occurence urges society and the scientific community to reflect on its lessons. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
250th Anniversary of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Historical Framework	p. 5
The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 in Spanish Contemporary Authors	p. 7
The Lisbon Earthquake of November 1st, 1755: An Historical Overview of its Approach	p. 25
The Great Earthquakes of Lisbon 1755 and Aceh 2004 Shook the World. Seismologists' Societal Responsibility	p. 43
Seismic Engineering Contributions and Trends to Face Future 1755-Events	p. 65
Bruce Alan Bolt 1930-2005 Professor of Seismology, Emeritus	p. 103
Social-Economic Impact on Communities Exposed to Earthquakes and Tsunamis	p. 109
Catastrophe Risk Management in Developing Countries and the Last Mile	p. 111
A Phenomenological Reconstruction of the Mw9 November 1st 1755 Earthquake Source	p. 121
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and the Genesis of the Risk Management Concept	p. 147
Holistic Urban Seismic Risk Evaluation of Megacities: Application and Robustness	p. 167
Urban Planning Facing Natural Hazards, Information and Warning	p. 185
Risk Estimates for Germany	p. 187
Traditional and Innovative Methods for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment at Large Geographical Scales	p. 197
Earthquake Early Warning: Real-time Prediction of Ground Motion from the First Seconds of Seismic Recordings	p. 221
Simulating Earthquake Scenarios in the European Project LESSLOSS: The Case of Lisbon	p. 233
How Distant Earthquakes Contribute to Seismic Hazard in Mainland Portugal	p. 245
Propagation and Local Effects on the Seismic Destruction	p. 255
Visualization of Seismic Wavefields and Strong Ground Motions Using Data from a Nationwide Strong-Motion Network and Large-Scale Computer Simulation	p. 257
Empirical and Theoretical Assessment of Upper Bounds on Earthquake Ground-Motions	p. 273
Suboceanic Rayleigh Waves in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	p. 283
Contribution to the Damage Interpretation During the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	p. 297
How to Build Earthquake Resistant Buildings Under the Environmental Constrains	p. 309
Caveats for Nonlinear Response Assessment of Shear Wall Structures	p. 311
Rapid Probabilistic Assessment of Structural Systems in Earthquake Regions	p. 335
Development of European Shaking Tables	p. 351
The Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls: Experiments and Modeling	p. 363
Building Performance During Recent Earthquakes in the Iberian Peninsula and Surrounding Regions	p. 377
New Approaches to the Seismogenesis on the 1755 Earthquake	p. 395
Seismotectonics of the Azores-Tunisia Region	p. 397
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: A Review and the Proposal for a Tsunami Early Warning System in the Gulf of Cadiz	p. 411
Evaluation of the 1755 Earthquake Source Using Tsunami Modeling	p. 425
A Finite-Fault Modeling of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Sources	p. 433
A Statistical Study of the Seismic Intensities of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	p. 455
Global Response to Large Earthquakes	p. 471
Eyewitness Reports of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami from Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia	p. 473
Towards a Global Response to Large Disasters	p. 497
Post-Tsunami Urban Damage Assessment in Thailand, Using Optical Satellite Imagery and the VIEWS Field Reconnaissance System	p. 523
Lesson Learnt and Implemented Actions After 2002 Molise-Puglia Earthquake	p. 541
The Next 1755 - Myth and Reality; Priorities and Actions to Develop in Case of an Earthquake in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area	p. 559
Name Index	p. 581
Subject Index	p. 587
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