Seismic Provisions of State and Local Building Codes and Their Enforcement.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Structures Div.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
May 1992,
368 p.
Keywords: ; Building codes; Regulations; Earthquake resistant structures; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Enforcement; Seismic design; State government; Surveys; Construction management
Recent Research Reports Entries 844-948.
October 1979,
96 p.
Identifying Number(s): NSF/RA-790155
Keywords: Handicapped persons; Abstracts; Research; Documents; Scientific research; Document announcement; Regulations; Earthquakes; Government policies; Weather modification; Bibliographies; Ecology; Geophysics; Social services; Environmental impacts; Urban planning; Local government; State government; Engineering; Energy methods; Technology assessment; Resources
Massoglia, M. F.; Burger, R. M.
RANN Utilization Experience: Narrative Description and Classification, RANN Utilization Case Studies.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
May 1977,
99 p.
Keywords: Environmental impacts; Local government; Case studies; Energy; Earthquakes; Utilization; Weather modification; Solar energy; Research utilization; Technology transfer; Research applied to national needs; Fire safety; Research projects; Technology innovation
Recent Research Reports, August 1978, Entries 559-655.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
August 1978,
71 p.
Keywords: Local government; Pollution; Energy; Engineering; Research and development; Research; Earthquakes; Water supply; Indexes (Documentation); Public services; Technology assessment; Productivity; Document announcement; Bibliographies; Environmental issues; Environment management; Public policies; Resources; Research projects; Geophysics
Rubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
cJanuary 1985,
298 p.
Keywords: Dam failure; Case studies; Hurricanes; Community planning; Storms; Earthquakes; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Surveys; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Local government; Runoff; Communities; Landslides; Tornadoes
Supplemental Environmental Assessment: City Hall Parking Lot, City of Paso Robles.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
June 2007,
47 p.
Keywords: Fire; Rain; Wind (Meteorology); Local government; Municipal buildings; Emergency preparedness; Parking lots; Earthquakes; San Luis Obispo County (California); US FEMA; California; Environmental assessment; Paso Robles (California); Floods
Earthquake Insurance: A Public Policy Dilemma. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 7.
May 1985,
49 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-68
Keywords: ; Federal government; Hazards; Local government; Earthquakes; Consumers; Businesses; Insurance; Public policies; Procurement; Disasters
Blair, M. L.; Vlasic, T. C.; Cotton, W. R.; Fowler, W.
When the Ground Fails: Planning and Engineering Response to Debris Flows. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
cJanuary 1985,
130 p.
Keywords: Response; Federal government; Debris avalanches; Damage assessment; Local government; Case studies; Debris flow; Emergency preparedness; State government; Emergency planning; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Landslides; Slope protection; Mudslides; Slope stability; Slope failure; Ground failure; Mitigation; Disasters; Floods
Bolin, R.
Household and Community Recovery After Earthquakes. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
cJanuary 1994,
122 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-11-8
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Economic impact; Local government; Social psychology; Emergency response; Earthquakes; Ethnic groups; Southern region (California); Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Communities; Recovery; Social effect; Families; Human behavior; Community planning; Households; Disaster relief; Local planning
State and Local Migitation Planning How-to Guide. Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses.
August 2001,
167 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-386-2
Keywords: Hazard profiles; Loss estimation; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Floods; Tsunami; Tornado; Local government; Wildfire; Earthquakes; State government; Landslides; Losses; Identify hazards; Profile hazard events; Risks; Mitigation planning; Coastal storms; Natural hazards; Asset inventories