Earthquakes without frontiers: a partnership for increasing resilience to seismic hazard in the continents
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: Earth Hazards & Observatories
Abstract
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Planned Impact
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Publications
Mosca, I
(2019)
Integrating Outcomes from Probabilistic and Deterministic Seismic Hazard Analysis in the Tien Shan
in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
| Description | Given the transdisciplinary approach that Earthquakes without Frontiers is taking, developing relationships with the project's stakeholders, and collaborations with local scientists is an important part of the work. Significant achievements include: - Engagement with local researchers, UN organisations and NGOs in Feb 2013 to start to understand the decision-making context and identify an appropriate entry point into the disaster risk reduction system in Kazakhstan - Developing a collaborative relationship with the scientists at the Institute of Seismology in Kazakhstan and a joint research plan, which we are making good progress on. A seismologist from IS made a two week visit to BGS in April 2014 to develop a joint work plan. This has a range of hazard assessment-related research objectives. So far, the work the BGS-IS team have done together has led to a report on the selection of ground motion prediction equations for use in the Tien Shan (and is being prepared for publication) and the second phase of work (determining a regional attenuation model for the Tien Shan region of Kazakhstan) has just started. - The BGS team delivered training in SeisAn seismic analysis software to staff from the Institute of Seismology (IoS) and the national seismic monitoring agency of Kazakhstan in September 2014. - S Sargeant has been made a Research Associate at the Overseas Development Institute, which builds on the Earthquakes without Frontiers collaboration (September 2014) Since November 2011 - I Mosca has developed a number of deterministic ground motion scenarios for key historical earthquakes in Kazakhstan. This forms the basis for a paper on integrating outcomes from probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard assessment in the Tien Shan, which has now been published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America - Joint work with the Kazakh IoS to determine a regional attenuation model for the Tien Shan region has continued. This has included visits by seismologists from IoS to BGS in Edinburgh to work together. This work is continuing - at the moment, there are some software issues that need to be overcome. |
| Exploitation Route | Our aim is for our collaboration with the Institute of Seismology and the seismic monitoring agency in the Tien Shan (SEME) to lead to modernising of some of their methods and procedures, which will contribute to a strong foundation on which future assessments of seismic hazard to be built |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Government, Democracy and Justice,Other |
| Description | The recommendations for the selection of ground motion prediction equations for seismic hazard assessment that were developed in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Seismology in Kazakhstan helped to inform the development of the national seismic hazard maps. The partnership between the UK and Kazakhstan researchers that was developed through the project also helped us to provide some informal technical suppoort during the development of the maps |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Description | BGS-Kazakhstan Institute of Seismology (IS) for Earthquakes without Frontiers |
| Organisation | Institute of Seismology (Kazakhstan) |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Me and the BGS team have collaborated with staff from the IS on developing recommendations for the selection of ground motion prediction equations for seismic hazard assessment in Kazakhstan. We have also provided training in SeisAn (a widely used seismic analysis software package), which will form the next phase of our collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our collaborators in Kazakhstan are providing input to the research and access to their contacts in Kazakhstan |
| Impact | A joint research plan and one unpublished joint report |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | BGS-SEME collaboration for Earthquakes without Frontiers |
| Organisation | Institute of Seismology (Kazakhstan) |
| Department | Seismological Experimental Methodical Expedition (Someya) |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We have provided training in seismic analysis methods, support with data processing and are working together on joint research |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have contributed to the research |
| Impact | Staff exchange |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Keynote presentation at the COMET+ (Centre for Observation and Monitoring of Earthquakes, Tectonics and Volcanoes) annual meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to give a talk about my views on how earthquake science can contribute to resilience building at the 2017 COMET+ annual meeting. My talk drew on all my experiences of working at the interface between science and decision making. It was attended by around 100 people and sparked a lot of discussion about how scientists can contribute to resilience building, and what that means for COMET+. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Talk for Geological Society Careers Day 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I spoke about my work on this project as part of a presentation at the Geological Society's careers event in November 2017. A number of students contacted me afterwards who are keen to work in geohazards and in resilience-related activities and I provided advice on possible careers paths and people to contact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |