Istanbul at the Threshold

这是一项请求支持美国参加三国会议(美国、土耳其和日本)的提案，目的是编写一本关于伊斯坦布尔的地震活动和地震脆弱性的简短书籍。伊斯坦布尔是土耳其一个拥有1200万人口的大都市。(1)知识价值：由于预计地震即将发生，在过去五年中，有关这些主题的大量技术文献已经产生。该项目的目标是综合这些信息，并以读者和参与降低风险的专业人员可以理解的语言表达。(2)更广泛的影响：这本书(包括关于地震活动、结构脆弱性和降低风险的建议的章节)将由9名地震专业人员编写，每个参与国(美国、土耳其和日本)3名，并在2005年6月初在土耳其举行的会议结束后6个月内出版。

ABSTRACTThis is a proposal requesting support for the U.S. participation in a three-nation meeting(U.S., Turkey, and Japan) to produce a brief book on the seismicity and seismicvulnerability of Istanbul, a metropolis of over 12,000,000 in Turkey.(1) Intellectual Merit: Because of the anticipated imminence of the earthquake, a largeamount of technical literature has been produced on these subjects over the past fiveyears. The object of the project is to synthesize this information and express it inlanguage intelligible to the reading public as well as to professionals involved in riskreduction.(2) Broader Impact: The book (with chapters on seismicity, structural vulnerability, andrecommendations for risk reduction) will be prepared by nine earthquake professionals,three from each participating country (U.S., Turkey, and Japan) and published within aperiod of six months after the meeting to be held in Turkey in early June 2005.