Cities Relocation

An earthquake is caused by the shaking of the ground due to an abrupt shift of rock along a fracture in the Earth, called a fault. The impact of earthquake was felt in many countries. Earthquake can damages the infrastructures and make loss of livelihood. The important thing is how to recovery the victim of this natural disaster. I think that relocated should be done to the cities located in high-risk earthquake areas despite opposition based on economic and historic reasons.

The first, earthquake damages the infrastructures. Shaking and ground rupture are the main effects created by earthquakes, principally resulting in more or less severe damage to buildings or other rigid structures. Ground rupture is a visible breaking and displacement of the earth's surface along the trace of the fault, which may be of the order of few metres in the case of major earthquakes. Ground rupture is a major risk for large engineering structures as dams, bridges, and nuclear power stations and requires careful mapping of existing faults to identify any likely to break the ground surface within the life of the structure.

Secondly, earthquake makes loss of livelihood. Earthquake may result in disease, lack of basic necessities, loss of life, higher insurance premiums, general property damage, road and bridge damage, and collapse of buildings or destabilization of the base of buildings which may lead to collapse in future earthquakes. Many of the local craftspersons have died in the earthquake. Besides, most of them lost their houses, workshops, and tools, and are likely to face bleak days ahead. The loss of their income opportunities due to loss of productive human and phsyical assets in the areas has been a major consequence of the earthquake. This disaster is dangerous for societies who lives in the high-risk earthquake areas.

In fact, in recent years, the number of major earthquakes per year is actually decreased, although this is likely a statistical fluctuation. In general, GOvernment always keep the victim areas and then make the rehabilitation there. Many reasons as the basics, like economics, politics, culturals, and so on. It is not just the policy of Government, but also the wish of the societies because they have historical experiences with their cities. To solve the high-risk from the earthquake, Government must take the fast decision. One of the decision is relocation. The damages above can be the consideration to deal with that decision.

In conclusion, earthquake is a high-risk natural disaster in the world. Many things can losses because of this disaster. Government must have the policy to relocated the cities located in high-risk earthquake areas despite opposition based on economic and historic reason.