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Mileti, D. S.
Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 120 p.
Keywords: Geophysics; Emergency preparedness; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Urban planning; Community relations; Research; Disasters; Tornadoes; Flood forecasting; Weather forecasting; Tsunamis; Warning systems; EarthquakesCochrane, 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; EarthquakesFriedman, D. G.
Computer Simulation in Natural Hazard Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 213 p.
Keywords: Damage; Hurricanes; Natural resources; Wind; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Research management; Computerized simulation; Flooding; Hazards; Vulnerability; Forecasting; Land use; Casualties; Warning systems; Hail; Geophysics; Droughts; EarthquakesNSF-DCPA-ASEE Summer Institute on Multiprotection Design (1977).
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., August 5, 1977, 25 p.
Keywords: Environmental engineering; Structural engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Natural disasters; Structural design; Disasters; Buildings; Tornadoes; Meetings; Building codes; Design criteriaChrostowski, 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; EarthquakesNatural Hazards Observer, Volume 1, Number 1.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., September 1976, 10 p.
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Hurricanes; Tokyo (Japan); Natural resources; Landslides; Disasters; Tornadoes; Government policies; Coastal zone management; Planning; Volcanoes; Hazards; Insurance; Warning systems; Flood plains; Japan; Predictions; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; EarthquakesCochrane, 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; EarthquakesHirschberg, 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; EarthquakesPetak, 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; EarthquakesNatural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 4, June 1979.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., June 1979, 14 p.
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Damage; Natural resources; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Hazards; Legislation; Wetlands; Coasts; Litigation; Insurance; Information centers; Flood plains; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Research; Earthquakes