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- Title
- Proceedings from the Conference on Disaster Preparedness: The Place of Earthquake Education in Our Schools. Held in Buffalo, New York on July 9-11, 1989.
- File
- PB90207895.pdf
- Author(s)
- Ross, K. E. K.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 31, 1989, 276 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NCEER-89-0017
- Abstract
- The conference report contains papers dealing with earthquake education of students, teachers, school administrators, public officials and the general public. The topic includes safety standards of several state school systems, earthquake curricula, seismic risk assessment, a state by state overview and evaluation of earthquake and natural hazard curricula, school safety suggestions, and student drills.
- Keywords
- Emergency preparedness; School buildings; Abstracts; School safety; Curriculum; Meetings; Disaster planning; Statistical data; Public information programs; Instructional materials; Earthquakes; Emergency programs