In this respect, the legacy of IGCP 567 will be a strong community of practitioners who are well disposed towards archaeoseismology, advocating a holistic approach that will eventually contribute to the establishment of an essential earthquake culture in the Alpine-Himalayan region, occasionally confronted with the inevitable earthquake catastrophe.

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Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has said GPs would welcome a structured approach to this huge burden, but it would have to be adequately funded and resourced.

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