Integrating Seismic Safety into Development Control: A Screening Approach to Setbacks and Inter-Building Separation in Siliguri, India
This paper presents a municipal screening framework using Rapid Visual Screening data from 1,106 buildings in Siliguri, India, to quantify seismic risks related to debris reach and inter-building pounding, revealing that a significant portion of the building stock violates setback and separation standards and identifying key geometric predictors for targeted regulatory intervention.
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