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  • 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

  • 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

  • Altevogt, B. M.; Stroud, C.; Hanson, S. L.; Hanfling, D.; Gostin, L. O.
    Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report.
    cJanuary 2009, 160 p.
    Keywords: Operational implementation; Policies; Education; 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic; Methods; Communication; Legal issues; Earthquakes; Protocols; Health care requirements; Disaster assistance; Development; State government; Health care servies; Crisis standards; Public health; Emergencies; Standards; Disasters

  • Video Teleconference on Emergency Planning for Potable Water Suppliers. Held on October 30-31, 1985.
    January 1985, 225 p.
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Vulnerability; Hurricane Camille; Operations; Water supply; Structures; Emergencies; Telecommunications; Response; Potable water; Earthquakes; Project planning; Water distribution; Handbooks; Corrective measures; Personnel management; Meetings; Transportation; National government; Media; State government; Distribution systems

  • 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

  • Palm, R.
    Real Estate Agents and the Dissemination of Information on Natural Hazards in the Urban Area.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1980, 148 p.
    Keywords: ; Law (Jurisprudence); Ethics; Regulations; State government; Earthquakes; Real property; Urban areas; California; Assessments; Communicating

  • 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

  • State and Local Migitation Planning How-to Guide. Developing the Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementation Strategies.
    April 2003, 130 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-386.3
    Keywords: Hazard profiles; Loss estimation; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Mitigation actions; Floods; Tsunami; Tornado; Wildfire; Implementation strategies; Earthquakes; State government; Local government; Landslides; Losses; Identify hazards; Profile hazard events; Risks; Mitigation planning; Coastal storms; Natural hazards; Asset inventories

  • Recent Research Reports, Entries 747-843, June 1979.
    June 1979, 91 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NSF/RA-790082
    Keywords: Handicapped persons; Technological intelligence; 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