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• 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: Risk assessment; Case studies; Public policy; Seismic design; Soil-structure interactions; Costs; Earthquakes; Policy making; Unreinforced concrete; Perception; Natural hazards; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Disasters; Legislation; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Decision making; Comparative evaluations; Mitigation; Economic factors; Political aspects

• 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: Damage; Risk; Risk assessment; Local government; Earthquakes; State government; Government policies; Benefit cost analysis; Disasters; Floods

• 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: ; Dynamic structural analysis; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Structural design; California; Architecture; Legislation

• 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: ; Hazard mitigation; Policies; Seismic forces; Earthquakes; Decision making; Risk reduction; Barriers; Earthquake losses; Implementation; Obstacles; Literature reviews