Earthquake risk perception: A picture is worth a thousand stats
Seismic engineers and psychologists from the University of British Columbia teamed up with a visual artist to show what a Vancouver elementary school would look like after a major earthquake. The study sought to find out if seeing a visual representation of an earthquake’s impact had a greater effect on the likelihood of people to support seismic upgrades, when compared to being shown earthquake statistics alone.
Planning for disaster a campus-wide initiative for UBC Vancouver
UBC falls outside the City of Vancouver’s jurisdiction and as a result, the university is responsible for the types of services most universities typically don’t manage — including staffing and sourcing their own emergency response operations (with the exception of police, fire and ambulance).
Get ready to ShakeOut on October 17
ShakeOut BC is an earthquake drill and a timely reminder for all of us to review and update emergency preparedness plans and supplies, and practice what to do should an earthquake strike.