Seismic Risk, Urbanization And Prevention, Case of Gjilan City
Shemsi Mustafa1, Visar Krelani2

1Shemsi Mustafa, Department of Seismology, Geological Survey of Kosovo, UBT-University of Business and Technology, Prishtina, Kosovo.
2Dr. Visar Krelani, UBT – Higher Education Institution, Kosovo Geological Survey of Kosovo.  

Manuscript received on 30 June 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 10 July 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 July 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2024 | PP: 49-56 | Volume-13 Issue-2, July 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijrte.B812113020724 | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B8121.13020724

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Abstract: Seismic risk is one of the greatest threats facing our country, Kosovo. The Gjilan region is considered one of the most at-risk areas in the country. In the past, the Gjilan region has been struck hundreds of times by earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.0 to 6.1, and these seismic events attest to the seismic risks for the region, also based on the Gjilan fault which extends southwest-northeast. Urban areas in the territory of Kosovo, including the city of Gjilan, are experiencing extreme urban transformation, and the urbanization process since independence in 1999 has not been taken seriously, considering the seismic risk factor. The current study does not include comprehensive research on the seismic risk of the region of Gjilan, but for some urban areas of the city of Gjilan, and evaluates the analysis resulting from geophysical studies in several locations with seismic acceleration parameters concerning risk prevention, that is urban areas with all parameters for designs, creating security for the lives of citizens.

Keywords: Seismicity, Tectonics, Urbanism, Seismic Risk
Scope of the Article: Mechanical Engineering and Applications

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