Factor |
Sichuan (2008) |
L'Aquila (2009) |
Haitian (2010) |
Adjustments |
Responses |
Adjustments |
Responses |
Adjustments |
Responses |
Recent significant extreme natural events |
1976: Songpan-Pingwu earthquake, resulted in 41 deaths.

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Reconstruction of public service facilities such as schools and hospitals our priority ... and turning them into extremely safe and solid structures.

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Much of the city's historic centre dates back to the early 18th Century when it was rebuilt following the last major quake in 1703.

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4,449 new, modern, earthquake-proof and ecologically responsible apartments have been constructed.

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1946
8.1-magnitude quake killed 1,790 people. Centred in the Dominican Republic.

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Ensure a strip of land 30m-40m wide is kept clear of buildings on both sides of the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault.

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Governance of the community and nation |
China's quake code is adequate, if not the most up-to-date.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised China's "extraordinary leadership".

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No law in Italy that stipulates applying seismic building codes retroactively to existing buildings.

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Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid for the emergency

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There aren't any building codes as we would recognise them.

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There is no point rebuilding if people aren't accountable and they don't build to the right standards.

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Resource base of the community and nation |
The PLA is the world's largest military force, with approximately 3 million members.

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Chengdu Military Area Command dispatched 50,000 troops and armed police.

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The Italian Red Cross rescue teams were on the scene of the disaster within an hour after the earthquake struck.

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The government spent $441 billion dollars on relief and reconstruction efforts.

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Haiti's army was dissolved in 1994.

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There is an acute shortage of drinking water in areas affected by the earthquake.

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Level of economic development of the community and nation |
HDI: Medium Human Development, ranked 92nd with a value of 0.772

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Providing new houses for 3.9 million refugees, replacing schools and creating jobs for 1 million people

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HDI: Very High Human Development, ranked 18th with a value of 0.951

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It will cost more than eight billion euros to rebuild L’Aquila and the surrounding region?

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Haiti from the mid-1700s...has been a microcosm of virtually every development problem.

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Expensive measures are beyond the means of Haiti, one of the world's poorest nations

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