On the 90th anniversary of the jolt that spurred California to strengthen schools in quake danger zones, join longtime risk-focused journalist Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School with experts working to cut risks in schools and other vital structures in harm’s way from Turkey to Indonesia to Nepal to Haiti to Oregon.
Lizzie Blaisdell Collins, vice president for engineering at Build Change, is a leading authority on the creation of building standards in the developing world where they never existed before.
https://buildchange.org/about/staff/lizzie-blaisdell-collins-p-e-s-e-leed-ap/
Susan Hough, a seismologist for 30 years with the U.S. Geological Survey with deep experience characterizing past quake patterns and current threats around the world.
https://twitter.com/seismosue
Gayatri Indah Marliyani, an assistant geology professor at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia focused on earthquake history and risk.
https://twitter.com/gmarliyani
Garry de la Pomerai, an independent disaster-risk reduction consultant to various United Nations agencies on projects involving safe schools and resilient cities. De la Pomerai also works on earthquake early-warning systems. https://www.soluzionsystems.com/press-releases/
Yumei Wang, Portland State University faculty, for 26 years led the Geohazards team at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
https://www.pdx.edu/profile/yumei-wang
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