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Cochrane, H. C.; Revier, C. F.; Nakagawa, T.
Impact of Disasters on Construction Costs.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 120 p.
Keywords: ; Housing studies; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Prices; Real property; Residential buildings; Assessments; Land use; Supply (Economics); Fires; Economic impact; Inflation; Economic models; Demand (Economics); Construction costs; Cyclones; EarthquakesWhitman, R. V.; Hong, S. T.
Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Data for Analysis of Damage to High Rise Buildings in Los Angeles.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., March 1973, 10 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-32
Keywords: Cost analysis; Damage assessment; Tall buildings; California; San Fernando Earthquake; Maps; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Assessed values; Los Angeles (California); Assessments; Earthquakes; Replacement costsPalm, R.
Real Estate Agents and the Dissemination of Information on Natural Hazards in the Urban Area.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1980, 148 p.
Keywords: ; California; Regulations; State government; Communicating; Real property; Law (Jurisprudence); Ethics; Urban areas; Assessments; EarthquakesAssessment of Seismic Monitoring in the United States. Requirements for an Advanced National Seismic System.
January 2002, 59 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['CIRC-1188', 'ISBN-0-607-92932-4']
Keywords: Advanced National Seismic System; Geologic faults; Information services; United States; Monitoring; Ground motion; Requirements; Infrastructure requirements; Information products; Assessments; Seismic effects; EarthquakesBernknopf, R. L.; Brookshire, D. S.; Ganderton, P. T.
Role of Geoscience Information in Reducing Catastrophic Loss Using a Web-Based Economics Experiment.
January 2003, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1683
Keywords: ; Benefits; Castrophes; Tornadoes; Floods; Public safety; Economic theory; Costs; Hazards; Assessments; Natural disasters; Insurance; Fires; Information systems; Losses; Geophysics; Geology; Risk management; Data analysis; Maps; EarthquakesDavis, P. A.
Landsat ETM+ False-Color Image Mosaics of Afghanistan.
January 2007, 22 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1029
Keywords: ; Mosaics; Geology; Terrain; Image processing; Afghanistan; Natural resources; Databases; Satellite observations; Maps; Imaging techniques; Economic development; Water resources; Earthquake hazards; Assessments; Thematic mappers (Landsat); Topography; Mineral resourcesWieczorek, G. F.; Jakob, M.; Motka, R. J.; Zirnheld, S. L.; Craw, P.
Preliminary Assessment of Landslide-Induced Wave Hazards: Tidal Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
January 2008, 62 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-100
Keywords: Shores; Debris; Landslides; Glacier Bay National Park; Glaciers; Alaska; Ground motion; Hazards; Ocean waves; Landslide-induced wave; Assessments; Slopes; Rocks; Earthquakes; ShipsVillaverde, R.
Investigation on the Cause of Numerous Upper Floor Failures during the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1989, 114 p.
Keywords: Floors; Beams (Supports); Failure; Columns (Supports); Hinges; Mexico; Buildings; Acceleration; Stiffness; Plastics; Assessments; Multistory buildings; Design criteria; Earthquakes; Building codesEarthquake Preparedness in the San Francisco Bay Region: An Inventory and Assessment of Current Programs and Activities and Recommendations for Future Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Projects.
California Seismic Safety Commission, Sacramento.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., September 1984, 126 p.
Keywords: Structures; Civil defense; Objectives; Damage; Policies; State government; Disasters; Casualties; Fires; Hazards; Urban areas; San Francisco (California); History; Assessments; Losses; Earthquakes; Geological faultsCreating a Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Assessment and Risk Management.
January 2008, 110 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1160
Keywords: ; Inventories; Structures (Buildings); Buildings; Risk; Mitigation; Urban areas; Fatalities; Trends; Population growth; Assessments; Losses; Earthquakes