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Bernknopf, 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; EarthquakesRisk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
December 2003, 91 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-396
Keywords: ; Structural collapse; Wounds and injuries; Catastrophic conditions; Risk management; Death; Buildings; Impact damage; Hazards; Safety; Hospitals; Rehabilitation; Seismic effects; EarthquakesDesigning for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects. Risk Management Series.
December 2006, 392 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-454
Keywords: Seismic design; Seismic hazards; Nature of earthquakes; Site selection; Nonstructural design philosphy; Geotechnical engineering expertise; Extreme hazards; Risk management; Earthquake effects; Eqrthquake hazards; Ground motion; Manuals; Site evaluation; Architectural design; EarthquakesDesign Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds. Risk Management Series.
June 2007, 398 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-577
Keywords: Infrastructure projects; Public-private partnerships; Risk management; Floods; Transportation agencies; Hospital safety; Public-private partnerships (PPPs); Major capital projects; Earthquakes; High windsIncremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Office Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings. Risk Management Series.
December 2003, 90 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-397
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Seismic design; Vulnerability; Risk management; Implementation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Protection; Manuals; Mitigation planning; Building codesIncremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Multifamily Apartment Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings. Risk Management Series.
February 2004, 90 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-398
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Vulnerability; Seismic design; Risk management; Resources; Earthquake engineering; Protection; Manuals; Mitigation planning; Apartment buildings; Building codesIncremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Retail Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings. Risk Management Series.
June 2004, 84 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-399
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Vulnerability; Seismic design; Risk management; Implementation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Protection; Manuals; Mitigation planning; Building codesIncremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hotal and Motel Buildings. Risk Management Series.
April 2005, 94 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-400
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Seismic design; Vulnerability; Implementation; Risk management; Buildings; Hotels; Earthquake engineering; Motels; Manuals; Mitigation planning; Building codesChang, S. E.; Pasion, C.; Tatebe, K.; Ahmad, R.
Linking Lifeline Infrastructure Performance and Community Disaster Resilience: Models and Multi-Stakeholder Processes.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 3, 2008, 158 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0004
Keywords: Economic loss models; Models; Risk management; Communities disaster resilience; Shelter models; Performance objectives; Disasters; Earthquake engineering; Infrastructures; Socioeconomic factors; Quantitative modeling; Utilities; Seismic effects; Lifeline infrastructure performance; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)Primer for Design Professionals: Communicating with Owners and Managers of New Buildings on Earthquake Risk. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
January 2004, 118 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-389
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Building construction; Site selection; Design; Planning; Risk management; US FEMA; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Performance