New Trends in Earthquake Engineering and Seismotectonics

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to bring to your attention the upcoming Special Issue on the "New Trends in Earthquake Engineering and Seismotectonics" in Geosciences.

Earthquakes remains unpredictable, and then the only way we can mitigate the effects of strong motion and to reduce damage and loss of life in an earthquake-prone region is by study of the seismic risk.

On the other hand, location and behaviour of sismogenic sources is a key topic to characterize the earthquake maximum impact in a given region, as well as to develop effective earthquake-resistant building codes and land use policies to mitigate earthquake hazards and to reduce correlate risk.

Studies on earthquake engineering and geodynamics are constantly evolving, and new trends are emerging as researchers and practitioners strive to improve the safety and resilience of infrastructures and communities. However, there are also a number of challenges and critical issues that must be addressed.

This Special Issue is open to innovative and multidisciplinary contributions from a wide range of methodologies, approaches and case studies for assessing and mitigating earthquake risk. We encourage submissions related to key topics in this field including seismic hazard assessment, seismic site response analysis (focused on site effects, liquefaction, earthquake induced landslides and tsunamis), physics of earthquakes and seismotectonic studies.

Dr. Claudia Pirrotta
Dr. Sebastiano Imposa
Dr. Maria Serafina Barbano
Dr. Sabrina Grassi
Guest Editors

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