Advances in Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Seismic Risk Mitigation Strategies
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural engineering; earthquake engineering; historical buildings; masonry structures; reinforced concrete structures
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Interests: seismotectonics; earthquake; seismology; local soil effects; earthquake catalogue; crustal structure; seismic microzonation; seismic hazard assessment; amplification; historical earthquakes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Geosciences “Advances in Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Seismic Risk Mitigation Strategies”, seeks innovative research that bridges the fields of seismology and civil engineering, aiming to improve our understanding of seismic hazards and enhance resilience in the built environment. Given the increasing impact of earthquakes on urban areas and critical infrastructure worldwide, interdisciplinary approaches are urgently needed that combine advanced seismic hazard modelling with structural vulnerability assessment and effective mitigation strategies. We welcome high-quality, original contributions including theoretical studies, methodological developments, case studies, and applications.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA/DSHA);
- Seismotectonic modelling and earthquake source characterization;
- Ground motion prediction and site response analysis;
- Urban-scale and regional-scale seismic risk models;
- The structural vulnerability and fragility analysis of buildings and infrastructure;
- Seismic performance of historical and cultural heritage structures;
- Post-earthquake damage surveys and forensic engineering case studies;
- Multi-hazard interaction (e.g., earthquake–landslide, earthquake–tsunami);
- Building code development and implementation in earthquake-prone regions;
- Community-based risk mitigation and resilience planning;
- The use of remote sensing, GIS, and AI tools in seismic hazard and risk assessment.
This Special Issue hopes to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, engineers, geoscientists, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in seismic risk reduction.
Prof. Dr. Davorin Penava
Prof. Dr. Snježana Markušić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- seismic hazard assessment
- earthquake engineering
- seismic risk mitigation
- ground motion modelling
- structural vulnerability
- probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA)
- historical buildings and cultural heritage
- fragility curves
- post-earthquake damage assessment
- urban seismic resilience
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