Abstract
Professionals in the field of emergency response and risk management are frequently unable to assess the cost-effectiveness of alternative earthquake mitigation strategies. This is partly because such strategies vary widely by type, target group and method of implementation, and also because a simple and readily usable evaluation tool does not currently exist. In addition to shedding light on cost-effectiveness, a good evaluation tool would address a variety of other issues such as: who benefits and who pays; and how much safety does a given investment provide? This paper describes a decision support tool, the Strategy Effectiveness Chart (SEC), which is currently being formulated to assist in answering these questions. The construction of an SEC and the results of applying it to the residential sector of Los Angeles, California, are discussed to show the utility of this approach.
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