Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius", Skopje Republic of Macedonia Country: REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NATIONAL REPORTING AND INFORMATION ON DISASTER REDUCTION For the World Conference on Disaster Reduction Kobe-Hyogo, Japan, 18-22 January 2005 Prof. Dr. Zoran MILUTINOVIC Prof. Dr. Mihail GAREVSKI Head, Section for "Risk, Disaster Management and Director General Strategic Planning", RDM/IZIIS-Skopje Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Director, European Center on Vulnerability of Engineering Seismology, IZIIS-Skopje Industrial and Lifeline Systems, ECILS/IZIIS-Skopje University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" 1 Contact Addresses: Prof. Dr. Mihail GAREVSKI Director General Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology, IZIIS-Skopje University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" 73, Salvador Aliende St., P.O. Box 101 Skopje 1000, Republic of Macedonia Tel: (+ 389 2) 317.61.55/317.70.15 Fax: (+ 389 2) 311.21.63 E-mail1:
[email protected] Prof. Dr. Zoran MILUTINOVIC Head, Section for "Risk, Disaster Management and Strategic Planning", RDM/IZIIS-Skopje Director, European Center on Vulnerability of Industrial and Lifeline Systems, ECILS/IZIIS-Skopje 73, Salvador Aliende St., P.O. Box 101 Skopje 1000, Republic of Macedonia Tel: (+ 389 2) 317.61.55/317.70.15 Fax: (+ 389 2) 311.21.63 E-mail1:
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[email protected] 2 Abbreviations Used and a General Note CP - Civil Protection SaR - Search and Rescue USaR - Urban Search and Rescue PUP - Physical (spatial) Plan [at national i.e. state level] GUP - General (Master) Urban Plan [at city/town level] DUP - Detail Urban Plan GDP - Gross Domestic Product RM - Republic of Macedonia, constituted on 17 September 1991 SRM - Socialist Republic of Macedonia, refer to the period before 17 September 1991, when Macedonia declared sovereignty and promoted the Constitution SFRY - Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia Official Gazette of SFRY Federal Gazette, publishing legislation to be enforced on Federal level.