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This paper presents the different earthquake disaster prevention and post-disaster measures taken by the government of Algeria between 1980 and 1995. It details the measures taken at the country level as well as those involving the co-operation of international organizations. It discusses post-disaster measures including the relief of victims and the methodology of the assessment of the serviceability of damaged structures after the disaster, which represents one of the most important duty of the emergency staff, are also discussed. It examines the range of needed, possible and practical pre-disaster measures which the government of Algeria should undertake and actively encourage. This study briefly presents scientific and non-scientific Algerian organizations.
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Benouar, D. (1996). Governmental Measures to Mitigate Earthquake Impacts in Algeria. In: El-Sabh, M.I., Venkatesh, S., Denis, H., Murty, T.S. (eds) Land-Based and Marine Hazards. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0273-2_15
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