Earthquakes and Sustainable Infrastructure: Neodeterministic (NDSHA) Approach Guarantees Prevention Rather Than Cure

Earthquakes and Sustainable Infrastructure: A Neo-deterministic Approach communicates in one comprehensive volume the ‘state of the art’ scientific knowledge on earthquakes and related seismic risks. Earthquakes occur in a seemingly random way and in some cases, it is possible to trace seismicity back to the concept of deterministic chaos. Therefore seismicity can be explained by a deterministic mechanism that arises as a result of various convection movements in the Earth’s mantle, expressed in the modern movement of lithospheric plates fueled by tidal forces. Consequently, to move from a perspective focused on response to emergencies to a new perspective based on prevention and sustainability, it is necessary to follow this Neo-deterministic approach (NDSHA) to guarantee prevention, saving lives and infrastructure.

So far, the neo-deterministic method has been successfully applied in numerous metropolitan areas such as Delhi (India), Beijing (China), Naples (Italy), Algiers (Algeria), Cairo (Egypt), Santiago de Cuba (Cuba), and Thessaloniki (Greece). Earthquakes and Sustainable Infrastructure includes case studies from these areas, as well as suggested applications to other seismically active areas around the globe. The book is essential reading for geophysicsts, geochemists and those working in disaster preparation and prevention.