The document discusses earthquake risk in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Increased construction in the city impacts urban earthquake risk, but the government has not adequately addressed this. While building codes exist, they are outdated and vague. Maps of liquefaction-prone areas have not been made. Emergency services like hospitals, fire stations and police stations are below recommended levels for the city's population. The document suggests Dominican authorities improve earthquake preparedness by updating building codes, educating citizens, and ensuring critical services and infrastructure are robust enough for disaster response.

3. Seismic Risk in Santo Domingo THE SANTO DOMINGO AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. ZONE 1 IS OF GREATER SEISMIC RISK THAN ZONE 2, WHERE SANTO DOMINGO IS LOCATED. THE DATA USED FOR THIS MAP IS OUTDATED, SO IT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY ACCURATE.

8. DOMINICAN INFRASTRUCTURE REGARDING EARTHQUAKES Earthquake Risk:( 2,084,852(population)/135km (distance of the septentrional fault) ) =15443 The earthquake risk in Santo Domingo is 15443 people per kilometer. In the city, there is approximately 1 firestation every 9 square kilometer, 1 hospital every 8 square kilometers and about 1 police station every 10 square kilometers. Considering that there is 1 school every 2 square kilometers, the amount of hospitals, fire stations, and police stations is way below what is needed. For example: the area of the city is 104.44km2, which means that there is only about 11 fire stations, 13 hospitals, and 10 police stations in the whole city for a population of 2,084,852. THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF MOST OF THE HOSPITALS IN THE CITY THIS IS THE SAME MAP BUT SHOWING THE LOCATION OF MOST FIRE STATIONS IN THE CITY.

9. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO MODEL CITY THESE WERE OUR TOP THREE PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE REGARDING EARTHQUAKE RISK, AND WE CONSIDER THAT WE SHOULD SUGGEST THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT TO APPLY IN SANTO DOMINGO. -USING VALVES TO BE ABLE TO LOCK SOME WATER TANKS SO THAT BROKEN PIPES DON’T COMPLETELY DRAIN THE TANK. WE THINK THAT THESE IS A GOOD PRECAUTION TO BE TAKEN IN SANTO DOMINGO BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHEN BIG EARTHQUAKES HAVE STRUCK THE CITY, ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IS THE LACK OF CLEAN WATER. -PROVIDE EMERGENCY POWER FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS AROUND THE CITY. WE THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PRECAUTION TO TAKE IN THE CITY BECAUSE DAY TO DAY, WE ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICITY. SINCE CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE LOWER CLASS PARTS OF THE CITY ARE NOT VERY EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT, MANY PEOPLE WILL LOOSE THEIR HOMES. DUE TO THIS, PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR SHELTER, AND THEY WILL NEED THIS ELECTRICITY AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE. -HAVE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO GIVE TO CITIZENS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY -HAVE A PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES KIDS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY ABOUT EARTHQUAKE RISK IN SANTO DOMINGO AND WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF SUCH DISASTER. -CLARIFY BUILDING CODES AND ENFORCE THESE BUILDING CODES.

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