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The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes

The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes

Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309044448
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309595131
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1991
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 179
  • Language: English

This book provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems. It identifies and recommends cases where an in-depth study would contribute to improvement of our ability to analyze and forecast such failures and our preparedness, warning, rescue, recovery, and rehabilitation systems. The volume also describes how state-of-the-art knowledge can be applied to improve public safety and welfare.

  • NATURAL DISASTER STUDIES
  • Copyright
  • INVITATION FOR DISCUSSION
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
    • GENERAL GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERN ECUADOR
    • SEISMICITY AND TECTONICS
    • INTENSITY AND DAMAGE DISTRIBUTION
    • MASS WASTING AND FLOODING
    • EFFECTS ON LIFELINES
    • LOCAL-LEVEL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
    • ORGANIZATIONAL INTERACTION IN RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
  • 1 Introduction
    • REFERENCES
  • 2 General Geology of Northeastern Ecuador
    • THE SIERRA
    • THE ORIENTE
    • REFERENCES
  • 3 Tectonics and Seismicity
    • INTRODUCTION
    • TECTONIC SETTING
    • SEISMICITY AND FOCAL MECHANISMS
    • RECOMMENDATIONS
    • REFERENCES
  • 4 Intensity and Damage Distribution
    • INTRODUCTION
    • RELATIONSHIP OF BUILDING DAMAGE TO CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
    • INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION
    • REFERENCES
  • 5 Mass Wasting and Flooding
    • INTRODUCTION
    • LANDSLIDES
      • Quito-Baeza
      • Baeza-Salado
      • Reventador Volcano
        • Geological Background
      • General Characteristics of Landslides in the Reventador Zone
      • Areal Distribution of Landslides and Denudation Intensity
      • Slope Stability—Preliminary Analysis and Interpretation
      • Relation Between Denudation Intensity and Epicenter
    • EVOLUTION OF MASS-WASTING PROCESSES
    • FLOODING OF RIVER VALLEYS IN THE VICINITY OF REVENTADOR VOLCANO
    • REFERENCES
  • 6 Effects on Lifelines
    • GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
      • Water Distribution Systems
      • Electric Power Systems
      • Pan-American Highway
      • Natural Gas Supply
    • CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRANS-ECUADORIAN AND POLIDUCTO PIPELINES
    • PIPELINE DAMAGE
    • SALADO PUMP STATION DAMAGE
      • Main Gate Valve
      • Control Building
      • Generators
      • Pump House
      • Communications Equipment
      • Water Tank
      • Crude Oil Tank
      • Personnel Housing
    • TRANS-ECUADORIAN HIGHWAY FROM BAEZA TO LAGO AGRIO
    • ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
    • SUMMARY
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    • REFERENCE
  • 7 Local-level Economic and Social Consequences
    • INTRODUCTION
    • IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES AND EMERGENCY-RESPONSE ISSUES
    • THE EMERGENCY PERIOD IN THE ORIENTE
    • THE EMERGENCY PERIOD IN THE SIERRA
    • EMERGING LONG-TERM IMPACTS
    • RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS IN THE ORIENTE
    • RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS IN THE SIERRA
    • SUMMARY
    • REFERENCES
  • 8 Organizational Interaction in Response and Recovery
    • INTRODUCTION
    • ASSUMPTIONS
    • ORGANIZATIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTER
      • Domains of Organizational Action
      • Geographic Location
        • Zone 1: Western Napo Province
        • Zone 2: Sierra
        • Zone 3: Eastern Napo Province
      • Administrative Jurisdictions
      • Decision Perspectives
    • ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
      • Disaster Operations Network 1: Western Napo Province
      • Disaster Operations Network 2: The Sierra—Pichincha, Imbabura, and Carchi Provinces
      • Disaster Operations Network 3: Eastern Napo Province
      • Strengths and Needs for Further Development in the Larger Network of Disaster Response and Recovery Operations
        • Strengths
        • Needs
      • Improved Communication
      • Increased Coordination of Action
      • Advanced Information Functions
      • Revised Concept of Disaster Assistance
      • Organizational Learning in Disaster Management
      • Recommendations for Further Research
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    • NOTES
  • Appendix A Disaster Management Organizations—General
    • NATIONAL
    • INTERNATIONAL
  • Appendix B International Organizations Involved in the March 1987 Disaster Operations
    • PUBLIC/GOVERNMENTAL
    • PRIVATE/VOLUNTARY
    • NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
  • Appendix C Ecuadorian Organizations Involved in the March 1987 Disaster Operations
    • CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
    • NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: PRIVATE/VOLUNTARY
  • Appendix D Most-Damaged Areas
    • LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

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