Developing regional building inventories; lessons from the field

Between 2008 and 2011 members of the Concrete Coalition completed numerous building inventories of California cities to assemble a database of California pre-1980 concrete buildings. Inventory collectors used a variety of data sources ranging from county assessors' files to Sanborn maps and sat...

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Published in:Earthquake spectra 2012-11, Vol.28 (4), p.1305-1329
Main Authors: Anagnos, Thalia, Comerio, Mary C, Goulet, Christine, May, Peter J, Greene, Marjorie, McCormick, David L, Bonowitz, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alameda County California
buildings
California
civil engineering
concrete
construction materials
data bases
data processing
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
earthquakes
Earthquakes, seismology
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Engineering geology
Exact sciences and technology
extrapolation
geologic hazards
Internal geophysics
Los Angeles California
Los Angeles County California
mitigation
natural hazards
Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc
policy
regression analysis
risk management
San Francisco California
San Francisco County California
seismic risk
Seismology
statistical analysis
structures
technology
United States
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Summary:Between 2008 and 2011 members of the Concrete Coalition completed numerous building inventories of California cities to assemble a database of California pre-1980 concrete buildings. Inventory collectors used a variety of data sources ranging from county assessors' files to Sanborn maps and satellite images. Sidewalk surveys were used to corroborate data collected from multiple sources, and a regression model was developed to extrapolate data to cities where detailed inventory collection was not possible. Lessons drawn from the inventories of three cities-Alameda, Los Angeles, and San Francisco-indicate that no single approach can be recommended, but instead, the approach depends on many things, including city size, building stock, available budget, available data, and the availability and experience of human resources. Regardless of approach, inventory data is a valuable resource for developing loss estimates and policy recommendations.
ISSN:8755-2930
1944-8201
DOI:10.1193/1.4000087