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• Atkisson, A. A.; Petak, W. J.; Alesch, D. J.; Kraft, M. E.; Littig, D. M.
  Natural Hazards and Public Policy: Recommendations for Public Policies to Mitigate the Effects of Natural Hazard Exposures in the United States.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis., December 1978, 181 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UWGB/PPPA-78-2
  Keywords: Risk assessment; Benefit cost analysis; Damage; State government; Risk; Disasters; Floods; Government policies; Local government; Earthquakes

• Alesch, D. J.; Peak, W. J.
  Politics and Economics of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation. Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Southern California. Program on Environment and Behavior.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1986, 294 p.
  Keywords: Seismic design; Unreinforced concrete; Comparative evaluations; Political aspects; Public policy; Disasters; Soil-structure interactions; Decision making; Natural hazards; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Costs; Perception; Legislation; Case studies; Earthquakes; Masonry; Policy making; Earthquake resistant structures; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Economic factors

• Alesch, D. J.; Petak, W. J.
  Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Policies: Stage 1 Report.
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., December 17, 2001, 118 p.
  Keywords: ; Seismic forces; Obstacles; Policies; Barriers; Literature reviews; Hazard mitigation; Decision making; Risk reduction; Implementation; Earthquakes; Earthquake losses

• Petak, W. J.; Alesch, D. J.
  Structural and Nonstructural Earthquake Design: The Challenge of Integrating Specialty Areas in Designing Complex, Critical Facilities.
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 30, 2008, 74 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0014
  Keywords: ; California; Architecture; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Legislation; Dynamic structural analysis