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Science 14 April 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5771, pp. 204 - 206
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126302
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Perspectives

EARTHQUAKE ANNIVERSARY:
Can Buildings Be Made Earthquake-Safe?

Mary C. Comerio

Earthquake resistant building design has improved greatly since the 1906 San Francisco temblor. However, low-tech solutions for structures in the developing world are sorely needed.

The author is in the Department of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1800, USA. E-mail: mcomerio{at}berkeley.edu

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