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damage <strong>to</strong> introducing means that canreduce <strong>the</strong> risk <strong>of</strong> damage <strong>to</strong> vulnerablestructures and lifelines before it occurs.• Establishing a special government fund <strong>to</strong>streng<strong>the</strong>n important public buildings,including schools and hospitals, publicinfrastructure and lifeline facilities.• Providing financial incentives for privateand commercial sec<strong>to</strong>r interests that areinterested in upgrading <strong>the</strong>ir existing vulnerablestructures.• Encouraging more industrialization in <strong>the</strong>construction field <strong>to</strong> ensure better qualitycontrol.The following are some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actions pursuedthrough <strong>the</strong> IERMP in technical matters:• Translating scientific knowledge in<strong>to</strong> ausable and achievable format, using practicalknowledge <strong>to</strong> promote risk <strong>reduction</strong>.• Developing guidelines for conductingvulnerability assessments.• Establishing detailed technical databases<strong>to</strong> document <strong>the</strong> necessary requirements<strong>to</strong> streng<strong>the</strong>n public buildings, and settingPolicy and public commitment: <strong>the</strong> foundation <strong>of</strong> <strong>disaster</strong> risk <strong>reduction</strong>priorities <strong>to</strong> do so, based on availableresources.• Determining <strong>the</strong> most appropriate andcost-effective means <strong>of</strong> streng<strong>the</strong>ning differenttypes <strong>of</strong> masonry, concrete and steelbuildings.• Promoting <strong>the</strong> use and enforcement <strong>of</strong>codes, quality control and inspection forall types <strong>of</strong> construction.The following are some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actions pursuedthrough <strong>the</strong> IERMP in public understanding:• Increasing public awareness and motivationusing an active earthquake informationsystem.• Motivating <strong>the</strong> participation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> publicin prevention and mitigation activities.• Promoting <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> easy do-it-yourselfconstruction techniques suited for simpledwellings in rural areas.The following table summarizes <strong>the</strong> increase inresources allocated <strong>to</strong> seismic risk <strong>reduction</strong>during <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> IERMP:3Resource allocation <strong>to</strong> seismic risk <strong>reduction</strong>, IranType <strong>of</strong> resource Before (1980-89) After (1990-2000)Seismic researchers Less than 40 More than 265Seismic graduate students Less than 20 355Seismic stations 15 45Strong motion stations 270 Approx. 1000Research labora<strong>to</strong>ries 2 7Books and technical reports Less than 100 More than 460Budget Over 10 years, less Over 10 years, a <strong>to</strong>talthan 700 million Rials. <strong>of</strong> more than 128,000(US$402,000)million Rials.(US$73.5 millions)In 1989 alone, about 104million Rials.(US$59,727)In 2000 alone, morethan 37,000 million Rials(US$23.3 millions)Investment for labora<strong>to</strong>ries US$ 3.1 millions US$ 11,5 millionsSource: International Institute <strong>of</strong> Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, IIEES, Teheran, Iran109
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