Volume 19, No. 2, 2022

Innovative Approaches For Further Reduction Of Secondary Consequences Of Strong Earthquakes In Uzbekistan


Bobomurot Kurbanov , Alisher Berdiyev

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of protecting the population and territories of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the secondary consequences of natural disasters, in particular from strong earthquakes of magnitude (M≥5). The author noted that strong earthquakes in most cases cause not only primary destruction, but also cause other secondary types of natural and man-made emergencies. Several examples of secondary consequences of strong earthquakes in Uzbekistan and in the world are given. The purpose of the article is to develop innovative approaches to further reduce the secondary consequences of strong earthquakes in Uzbekistan. The existing problems in the field of reducing the consequences of strong earthquakes in the republic, as well as the measures taken to reduce the consequences of strong earthquakes are presented. The article examines the advanced experience of foreign countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, etc.) in the field of ensuring seismic safety, preparing all segments of the population for correct actions during an earthquake in order to further reduce the secondary consequences of strong earthquakes. At the same time, the authors set out the future prospects for the response (correct actions) of the population and functional services to the seismic forecast in Uzbekistan, proposed a number of correct actions of the population and functional services of the State Service for Prevention and Action in Emergency Situations in accordance with urgent seismic forecasts in tabular form. In the conclusion of the article, in order to further increase the effectiveness of protecting the population and territories from emergencies associated with earthquakes, based on the study of the best practices of foreign countries, outlined innovative approaches to reduce the secondary consequences of strong earthquakes in Uzbekistan..


Pages: 2551-2564

Keywords: earthquake, seismicity, seismic safety, forecasting, seismic forecast, mitigation of earthquake consequences.

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