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<p>Earthquakes frequently cause serious casualties and property loss in China. Building smart communities is an effective means of preventing damage and reducing disastrous outcomes from earthquakes. This article reports on the Chinese experience of building a smart community and the concept of smart service for preventing damage and mitigating disasters from earthquakes in Hubei province. The case study examined the Xinheyuan Smart Community, which is the first such community constructed in Hubei province, including its background development, system design and system functions. The disaster mitigation function was tested when a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in Yingcheng earthquake.</p>
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Earthquakes frequently cause serious casualties and property loss in China. Building smart communities is an effective means of preventing damage and reducing disastrous outcomes from earthquakes. This article reports on the Chinese experience of building a smart community and the concept of smart service for preventing damage and mitigating disasters from earthquakes in Hubei province. The case study examined the Xinheyuan Smart Community, which is the first such community constructed in Hubei province, including its background development, system design and system functions. The disaster mitigation function was tested when a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in Yingcheng earthquake.

Smart Communities to Reduce Earthquake Damage: A Case Study in Xinheyuan, China

Hubei Key Laboratory of Earthquake Early Warning

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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Earthquakes frequently cause serious casualties and property loss in China. Building smart communities is an effective means of preventing damage and reducing...

Smart Communities to Reduce Earthquake Damage: A Case Study in Xinheyuan, China

Published Online: Dec 31, 2021

Page range: 631 - 640

Received: Feb 23, 2021

Accepted: May 29, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns.2021.2.00104

Keywords
earthquake prevention, disaster reduction, smart community, earthquake early warning, Xinheyuan

© 2021 Fan Tao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Smart Communities to Reduce Earthquake Damage: A Case Study in Xinheyuan, China

Published Online: Dec 31, 2021

Page range: 631 - 640

Received: Feb 23, 2021

Accepted: May 29, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns.2021.2.00104

Keywordsearthquake prevention, disaster reduction, smart community, earthquake early warning, Xinheyuan

© 2021 Fan Tao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
earthquake prevention, disaster reduction, smart community, earthquake early warning, Xinheyuan