TY - CHAP AU - Robson dos Santos França AU - Maria das Graças B. Marietto AU - Margarethe Born Steinberger AU - Nizam Omar ED - Sebastiano D'Amico Y1 - 2012-03-02 PY - 2012 T1 - Simulating Collective Behavior in Natural Disaster Situations: A Multi-Agent Approach N2 - The study of earthquakes plays a key role in order to minimize human and material losses when they inevitably occur. Chapters in this book will be devoted to various aspects of earthquake research and analysis. The different sections present in the book span from statistical seismology studies, the latest techniques and advances on earthquake precursors and forecasting, as well as, new methods for early detection, data acquisition and interpretation. The topics are tackled from theoretical advances to practical applications. BT - Earthquake Research and Analysis SP - Ch. 20 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/29952 DO - 10.5772/29952 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -