Construction! Destruction?

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Audience/Grade:	College Freshman - Continuing Education
Discipline(s):	Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Construction Engineering Geological Engineering
Learning Resource Type:	Reference - Article/Document
Media Type:	WWW
Author(s):	Pirouz Khanlou Organization: Azerbaijan International
Description:	Article in Azerbaijan International, Autumn 2005 (13.3). The article describes construction and growth in Baku, Azerbaijan and connects this policy with urban planning (or lack thereof) and recent earthquakes, such as the 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, near the Azerbaijan border. Image caption: "This map insert shows that Azerbaijan and neighboring countries, such as Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Georgia, are situated in one of the most seismically active zones in the world according to the World Global Seismic Hazard Map organized by the United Nations."
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Keywords:	urban planning, urban growth, social implications of technology, earthquakes, construction engineering


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Use of Resource:	Useful case to consider in a class looking at urban planning, building for eathquakes and social implications of technology.
Difficulty:	Medium
Interactivity Level:	Very Low