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  • Iwan, W. D.
    Proceedings of National Meeting of the Universities Council for Earthquake Engineering Research (4th) Held at the University of British Columbia on June 28-29, 1976.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., June 1976, 280 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCEER-4
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake prediction; Earth movements; Earthquake warning systems; Seismology; Disasters; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Soil structure interactions; Soil mechanics; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Baker, E. J.; McPhee, J. G.
    Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas: A Research Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 141 p.
    Keywords: Geophysics; Urban sociology; Emergency preparedness; Hurricanes; Regulations; Land use; Landslides; Land development; Research; Disasters; Floods; Disaster relief; Management; Weather forecasting; Warning systems; Earthquakes

  • Mileti, D. S.
    Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 120 p.
    Keywords: Geophysics; Emergency preparedness; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Urban planning; Community relations; Research; Disasters; Tornadoes; Flood forecasting; Weather forecasting; Tsunamis; Warning systems; Earthquakes

  • Summary of Awards 1976, Division of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology.
    January 1976, 120 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NSF/RA-760219
    Keywords: Federal assistance programs; Disasters; Projects; Weather modification; Research management; Project planning; Hazards; Grants; Energy; Environmental protection; Environmental impacts; Fires; Pollution; Contracts; Regional planning; Chemical compounds; Surveys; Protection; Cost effectiveness; Earthquakes

  • Cochrane, H. C.
    Natural Hazards and Their Distributive Effects.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 149 p.
    Keywords: South Dakota; California; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Natural resources; Damage; Federal assistance programs; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Floods; Social effect; Gulf of Mexico; Florida; Financing; Earthquakes

  • Friedman, D. G.
    Computer Simulation in Natural Hazard Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 213 p.
    Keywords: Damage; Hurricanes; Natural resources; Wind; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Research management; Computerized simulation; Flooding; Hazards; Vulnerability; Forecasting; Land use; Casualties; Warning systems; Hail; Geophysics; Droughts; Earthquakes

  • Ayre, R. S.; Mileti, D. S.; Trainer, P. B.
    Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in the United States: A Research Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 169 p.
    Keywords: Damage; Landslides; Disasters; Disaster relief; Tsunamis; Research management; Mathematical models; Earthquake warning systems; Wave forecasting; Hazards; Geological faults; California; Forecasting; Land use; Pacific Coast; Warning systems; Alaskan Coast; Seismology; Earthquakes

  • Summary of Awards; Transition Quarter 1976.
    January 1977, 56 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-77-28', 'NSF/RA-770135']
    Keywords: ; Weather modification; Regional planning; Research projects; Natural resources; Disasters; Hazards; Reviews; Grants; Earthquakes; Air pollution

  • Kunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
    Limited Knowledge and Insurance Protection: Implications for Natural Hazard Policy.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., March 1977, 493 p.
    Keywords: Homeowners; Consumer affairs; California; Insurance; Data acquisition; Regions; Disasters; Floods; Earthquakes; Interviews; Decision making; Flood prone areas; Attitude surveys; Earthquake prone areas

  • Summary of Awards 1975, Division of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology.
    January 1975, 137 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-75-41', 'NSF/RA/E-75/215']
    Keywords: Investigations; Federal assistance programs; Metals; Disasters; Organic compounds; Urban areas; Weather modification; Hazards; Grants; Energy; Environmental protection; Rural areas; Research projects; Environmental impacts; Trace contaminants; Land use; Fires; Water pollution; Nitrogen inorganic compounds; Air pollution; Regional planning; Management planning; Earthquakes