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- Title
- Natural Hazards Observer, Volume IV, Number 2, December 1979.
- File
- PB81185944.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., December 1979, 12 p.
- Abstract
- This issue contains brief articles covering the following items: the application of advanced technology to improve warnings of natural hazards; a study on impediments to Federal sponsorship on nonstructural floodplain management and flood recovery measures; the President's environmental message; a project to evaluate a Canadian flood program; Australian natural disaster insurance; an examination of potential liability of local governments for earthquake losses; and a description of a crisis management guide. Project summaries are presented for grants in the areas of flood plain management, hazards information, disaster mitigation and energy conservation, and response to earthquakes. Other projects reported include a public policy assessment of natural hazards, hurricane education, coping with flooding, the earthquake threat in southern California, and long-term disaster impacts. The newsletter also provides a list of available films, slides, publications, and conferences relating to natural hazards research.
- Keywords
- Coasts; Emergency preparedness; Newsletters; Hurricanes; Research; Disasters; Disaster relief; Shore protection; Meteorology; Land acquisition; Warning systems; Flood plains; Earthquakes