After an earthquake hits, the government must identify active faults and carry out zoning work to specify areas that are too dangerous to build in. Members of the general public, for their part, must try to settle their jangled nerves, rebuild their communities, and learn more about disaster preparedness.
地震過後，政府需要重新進行國土規劃，人們需要心理復健、社區重建與加強防災知識，但這一切都需要以認識台灣自然地理作為基礎。