Türkiye-Syria Earthquake: Earth - Science - Human Collision Additional Resources

Presentations

An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths, opinion article by Constanze Letsch in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/15/earthquake-turkey-corruption-buildings-collapse
ACAPS Special Reports on the Earthquakes (about the earthquake, the profiles of select cities affected, risk factors, vulnerabilities, etc.): https://www.acaps.org/country/turkey-turkiye/special-reports
Guzel, M, Abuelgasim, F. and Titova, T. Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees, AP News, Feb 12, 2023. https://apnews.com/article/syria-turkey-earthquakes-fdda60024380bf8d576b169408bdce7e
Martin Degg & Jacqueline Homan (2005) Earthquake Vulnerability in the Middle East, Geography, 90:1, 54-66 https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2005.12094117
Stroh, David Peter. Systems thinking for social change: A practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015.

Soil amplification and liquefaction in unconsolidated sediment resulting in building damage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=536xSZ_XkSs (1:24 long)
Pop up Seminar: Turkey/Syria Earthquake by St. Cloud State University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RinG15EEeJY&t=780s
Systems Thinking for Social Change with David Stroh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h17eUJ-vaI

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