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- Title
- Earthquake Prediction and Hazard Mitigation Options for USGS and NSF Programs.
- File
- PB287368.pdf
- Source
- Geological Survey, Washington, DC., September 15, 1976, 79 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- ['NSF-76-49', 'NSF/RA-770262']
- Abstract
- Presented are the plans and options for augmenting the earthquake-related programs of the Department of the Interior/U.S. Geological Survey and the National Science Foundation. Various topics related to the nature of earthquake problems and the roles which the government and the private sector play in seeking effective ways to mitigate these disasters are examined in depth. The topics presented include: (1) an introduction which explores the earthquake problem, its nature, recent actions, and popular conceptions of earthquake hazards; (2) a brief assessment of the available social, political, and economic measures for mitigating the impacts of earthquakes and the current earthquake research efforts and options for future augmentation of earthquake research, including activities, funding levels, technical milestones, and public benefits; and (4) a description of the efforts and options for improving utilization of research results and coordination mechanisms. The document builds upon numerous studies of the earthquake problem and analyses of strategies for effective action. References to these studies are presented in the Appendix.
- Keywords
- Cost analysis; Predictions; Earthquake prediction; Seismic waves; Forecasting; Risk analysis; Seismic arrays; Seismic risk; Seismology; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Warning systems; Earthquakes; Geological faults