EEFIT remote reconnaissance mission report: 2021 Haiti earthquake

Author: Michael Whitworth, Joshua Macabuag, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Luigi Di Sarno, Francesco Pugliese, Kökcan Dönmez, Valentina Macchiarulo, Mobin Ojaghi, Fatemeh (Mahtab) Foroughnia, Jacob Black, Alessandra Orfeo and Camilla Penney 

Date published

28 January 2022

Price
Free
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EEFIT remote reconnaissance mission report: 2021 Haiti earthquake

Training

Author

Michael Whitworth, Joshua Macabuag, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Luigi Di Sarno, Francesco Pugliese, Kökcan Dönmez, Valentina Macchiarulo, Mobin Ojaghi, Fatemeh (Mahtab) Foroughnia, Jacob Black, Alessandra Orfeo and Camilla Penney 

Date published

28 January 2022

Author

Michael Whitworth, Joshua Macabuag, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Luigi Di Sarno, Francesco Pugliese, Kökcan Dönmez, Valentina Macchiarulo, Mobin Ojaghi, Fatemeh (Mahtab) Foroughnia, Jacob Black, Alessandra Orfeo and Camilla Penney 

Price

Free

This lecture summarised EEFIT’s response to the Haitian earthquake and reflected the combined remote work with local partners in the field.

Learn about the effects of landslides; structural damage disaster preparedness, response and recovery; remote sensing; data sources; and interactions between local partners and the remote.

Reasons to watch: 

  • Gain a better understanding of remote earthquake response missions

  • Better understanding of coordination between remote team and local partners

  • Understand unique considerations of Haiti – both geotechnical and socioeconomic

  • Understanding of damage typologies and responses

Speakers: 

Michael Whitworth, Joshua Macabuag, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Luigi Di Sarno, Francesco Pugliese, Kökcan Dönmez, Valentina Macchiarulo, Mobin Ojaghi, Fatemeh (Mahtab) Foroughnia, Jacob Black, Alessandra Orfeo and Camilla Penney 

EEFIT remote reconnaissance mission report: 2021 Haiti earthquake

Additional information

Format:
Video
Video Length:
01:26:13
Publisher:
IStructE

Tags

Training Disaster mitigation, management & recovery Seismic & Vibration Research Panel EEFIT

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