Resumen de Smart Communities to Reduce Earthquake Damage: A Case Study in Xinheyuan, China

Fan Tao, Chen Zhigao

• Earthquakes frequently cause serious casualties and property loss in China. Building smart communities is an effectivemeans of preventing damage and reducing disastrous outcomes from earthquakes. This article reports on the Chineseexperience of building a smart community and the concept of smart service for preventing damage and mitigating disastersfrom earthquakes in Hubei province. The case study examined the Xinheyuan Smart Community, which is the first suchcommunity constructed in Hubei province, including its background development, system design and system functions.The disaster mitigation function was tested when a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in Yingcheng earthquake