This book reviews and assesses the various methodologies for site
characterization and site effect estimation to carry out seismic
zonation at micro and macro levels. Readers will learn about the
suitability of these methodologies for each level of zoning that needs
to be assessed in order to optimize the resources for carrying out
seismic zonation. The Indian sub-continent is highly vulnerable to
earthquake hazards, and past studies have focused primarily on the
Himalayan region (inter-plate zone) and the northeast region (subduction
zone). The book improves understanding of the Peninsular India that also
has significantly high seismicity and is prone to earthquakes of
sizeable magnitude. Particular attention is given to the various
methodologies for assessing seismic hazards, the scales at which site
characterizations are carried out, and optimal methods for zonation
practices using site data and hazard indexes. Aimed at students, this
book will be of use to post-graduates and doctoral students researching
seismic zonation, hazard assessment and mitigation, and spatial data in
earth sciences.