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- Title
- Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Policies: Stage 1 Report.
- File
- PB2002107949.pdf
- Author(s)
- Alesch, D. J.; Petak, W. J.
- Source
- Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., December 17, 2001, 118 p.
- Abstract
- This stage one report is the result of a project on overcoming obstacles to implementing earthquake hazard mitigation policies. The report identifies fundamental implementation and decision-making, incorporating perspectives from political science, sociology, social psychology, organizational behavior, and general systems theory are presented. Special emphasis is given to implementing mitigation measures to reduce the risk of earthquakes. Organizational requirements for implementation, the implementation network, and propositions concerning barriers to implementation are also discussed.
- Keywords
- ; Seismic forces; Obstacles; Policies; Barriers; Literature reviews; Hazard mitigation; Decision making; Risk reduction; Implementation; Earthquakes; Earthquake losses