Facing Tomorrow's Challenges: U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007-2017.
January 2007,
81 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1309
Keywords: Environmental impacts; Science; Research management; Risk; Wildland fires; Ecosystems; Earthquakes; Trends; Global aspects; Droughts; Threats; Natural disasters; Strategic planning; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Climates; Natural resources; Land use; Volcanoes; USGS (U.S. Geological Survey); Geologic surveys; Floods
Mader, G. G.; Spangle, W. E.; Blair, M. L.; Meehan, R. L.; Bilodeau, S. W.
Land Use Planning after Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management.,
January 1980,
185 p.
Keywords: ; Damage; Hazards; Local government; Urban planning; Federal assistance programs; Earthquakes; Urban areas; National government; California; Land use; Alaska
Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs. A Handbook for Local Governments.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
August 1994,
246 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-254
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Hazards; Buildings; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Financing; Masonry; Communities; Seismic effects; California; Land use; Cities; Legislation; Retrofitting
Spiker, E. C.; Gori, P. L.
National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy: A Framework for Loss Reduction.
September 2000,
60 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-00-450
Keywords: Mapping; Hazards; Risk assessment; Losses; Control; Costs; Disaster Relief Act of 1974; Earthquakes; Land use; Federal government; Emergency preparedness; Monitoring; Strategies; Reduction; Compliance; Fires; Disasters; Floods; Local government; State government; Landslides; Geological processes; Ground movements; Mitigation
Bolton, P. A.; Heikkala, S. G.; Greene, M. M.; May, P. J.
Land Use Planning for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: A Handbook for Planners.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
cJanuary 1986,
134 p.
Identifying Number(s): SP-14
Keywords: Hazards; Damage assessment; Risk; Buildings; Building codes; Ownership; Earthquakes; Land use zoning; Real property; Decision making; Losses; Ordinances; Safety; Land use; Handbooks; Sales; Cost analysis; Economic factors
National Conference on Earthquakes and Related Hazards: Earthquake Prediction, Reaction and Response to Prediction, Hazard Reduction, Public Policy, Invitational Conference, 1977 Held at Boulder, Colorado on November 16-18, 1977.
January 1977,
87 p.
Keywords: Earthquake prediction; Tsunamis; Risk; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Meetings; Earthquakes; Government policies; Natural disasters; Attitudes; Land use; Fires; Floods; Seismic risk
Eberhard, J. P.; Kennett, E. W.; Frazier, B. D.
Summer Seismic Institute for Architectural Faculty Held at Stanford University, California on August 7-12, 1977.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
October 1977,
307 p.
Keywords: Ground motion; Buildings; Urban planning; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Design standards; Land use; Seismic risk
Summary of Awards, Fiscal Year 1977. RANN - Research Applied to National Needs.
January 1977,
124 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-77-74', 'NSF/RA-780056']
Keywords: ; Environmental impacts; Policies; Grants; Cost effectiveness; Pollution; Earthquake resistant structures; Hazardous materials; Earthquakes; Sludge disposal; Project planning; Sewage treatment; Air pollution; Weather modification; Organic compounds; Land use; Research projects; Regional planning; Metals
Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 4, Number 4.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
June 1980,
14 p.
Keywords: ; Hazards; Australia; Earthquakes; Texas; Forecasting; California; Hurricanes; Land use; Floods; Disasters
RANN 2. Realizing Knowledge as a Resource. Proceedings of the Symposium on Research Applied to National Needs (2nd). Volume IV. Coping with Man-Made and Natural Hazards.
January 1977,
179 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-77-54', 'NSF/RA-770248']
Keywords: Universities; Research management; Hazards; Risk; Meetings; Earthquakes; National Science Foundation; Government policies; Air pollution; Technology transfer; Water pollution; Objectives; Industries; Research projects; Land use; Disasters; Knowledge