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  • ['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

  • 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

  • ['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

  • ['Chrostowski, J. D.', 'Eguchi, R. T.', 'Hart, G. C.']
    Building Losses from Natural Hazards: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 22 p.
    Keywords: Expansive soils; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Computer applications; Buildings; Tornadoes; Floods; Hazards; Tsunamis; Natural hazards; Earthquakes

  • ['Kunreuther, H.', 'Ginsberg, R.', 'Miller, L.', 'Sagi, P.', 'Slovic, P.']
    Disaster Insurance Protection, Public Policy Lessons.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 422 p.
    Keywords: ; Models; Attitudes; Insurance; Losses; Behavior; Motivation; Disasters; Risk; Floods; Hazards; Decision making; Protection; Earthquakes

  • Proceedings of the U.S.-Southeast Asia Symposium on Engineering for Natural Hazards Protection Held at Manila, Philippines on September 26-30, 1977.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 438 p.
    Keywords: Structures; Hurricanes; Wind loads; Safety engineering; Philippines; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Floods; Hazards; Meetings; Storms; Natural hazards; Earthquakes

  • ['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; Earthquakes

  • ['Hirschberg, J. G.', 'Gordon, P.', 'Petak, W. J.']
    Natural Hazards: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Model.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis., July 1978, 320 p.
    Keywords: Hurricanes; Landslides; Damage; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Expansion; Benefit cost analysis; Mathematical models; Storm surges; Social effect; Wind (Meteorology); Clay soils; Risk; Economic impact; Gales; Rivers; Input output analysis; United States; Demand (Economics); Socioeconomic impact assessment model; Earthquakes

  • ['Petak, W. J.', 'Atkisson, A. A.', 'Gleye, P. H.']
    Natural Hazards: A Public Policy Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1978, 541 p.
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Risk assessment; Expansion; Wind (Meteorology); Government policy; Hurricanes; Landslides; Damage; Disasters; Floods; Soil water; Hazards; Rivers; Storm surges; Tornadoes; Tsunamis; Risk; Earthquakes

  • ['Kunreuther, H.', 'Lepore, J.', 'Miller, L.', 'Vinso, J.', 'Wilson, J.']
    An Interactive Modeling System for Disaster Policy Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 153 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MONOGRAPH-26
    Keywords: ; Planning; Abatement; Damage assessment; Economic impacts; Businesses; Computerized simulation; Materials recovery; Insurance; Sampling; Disasters; Floods; Hazards; Data processing; Households; Government policies; Documentation; Earthquakes