1. Earthquake Preparedness Makes a Differenceto Business and Society Abstracts from Essay for BMBA 510 Leading Sustainable Enterprise Presented by Sam Fang

3. Tsunami & floodsChristchurch earthquakes, 2011 Japan tsunami, March 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, 2011

4. Distribution of earthquakes www.digitalgeology.net

6. Earthquakes: most likely unpredictable

7. What human can DO: preparednessKnow the hazards Construct safe structures Safety education

9. Haicheng, Northeast China, 1975

10. Use precursors: land elevations, bizarre animal behaviours, fore-shocks  evacuation warning 1 day earlier the M-7.3 earthquake  successful

11. Sichuan, Southwest China, 2008

12. Steel rods  replaced by thin iron wires

13. Quality control  missing in construction

14. Corruption & misappropriations existed  tofu-dregs buildings  serious casualties & loss

16. Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

17. NHK television channels (5 languages)

18. Mobile phone networks

19. Radio receivers

20. Internet “The system … one of the best advance warning systems and an extremely efficient manner of moving people out of danger.” (by Dr ShaileshNayak, Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Science in India)

21. Advance announcements delivered by EEW, Japan www.jma.go.jp

22. The general public receiving EEW and responding, Japan www.jma.go.jp

24. Case study - OKI semiconductor manufacturer

25. Before EEW

26. Lost > US$ 15m in 2 earthquakes hit Sendai, 2003

27. The plant was shut down 15ish days after each earthquake

28. After EEW, in 2 similar earthquakes later

29. Loss ↓ to US$ 0.2 m

31. Earthquake commission (EQC) - NZ$ 5.6 b funds

32. Insuring residential properties owners

35. EEW - Japan

36. System won the global bidding in Chile, 2011

37. NYK paid service (Free M-5 vs Paid M-3 earthquakes)

38. Internet paid services (WeathernewsInc, IPO in 2003)

39. OKI US$0.6m investment to retrofit buildings

40. Uni. of Canterbury, leading R & D in earthquake-resistant buildings

42. Earthquake preparedness makes a difference

43. Stay resilient over the downsides of earthquakes posed to human being