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Natural Hazards Observer, Volume VII, Number 3, January, 1983.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1983, 14 p.
Keywords: Flood insurance; Hazards; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Management; Landslides; Flood plain zoning; Warning systems; Newsletters; Disasters; Disaster reliefJones, B. G.; Tomazevic, M.
Proceedings of the International Conference (3rd): The Social and Economic Aspects of Earthquakes and Planning to Mitigate their Impacts Held at Bled, Yugoslavia on June 29-July 2, 1981.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1982, 635 p.
Keywords: Economic impact; Foreign technology; Hazards; Risk; Vulnerability; Meetings; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; State government; Emergency planning; Management; Social effect; Populations; Construction; Attitudes; Renovating; Disaster relief; RehabilitationRisk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
December 2003, 91 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-396
Keywords: ; Risk management; Buildings; Hazards; Earthquakes; Death; Seismic effects; Safety; Structural collapse; Impact damage; Hospitals; Catastrophic conditions; Wounds and injuries; RehabilitationWalker, D. A.
Tsunami Facts.
Geological Survey, Honolulu, HI., January 1994, 96 p.
Identifying Number(s): SOEST-TR-94-03
Keywords: Knowledge; Civil Defense Warning System; Tsunamis; Education; Ocean waves; Tidal waves; Hazards; Earthquakes; Sea floors; Warning systems; Tectonics; Sea floor spreading; Seismic wavesCatchings, R. D.; Goldman, M. R.; Gandhok, G.
Structure and Velocities of the Northeastern Santa Cruz Mountains and the Western Santa Clara Valley, California, from the SCSI-LR Seismic Survey.
January 2006, 82 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2006-1014
Keywords: Seismic surveys; Hazards; Santa Clara Valley; Alluvium deposits; Geologic faults; Ground water; Earthquakes; Velocity; Water resources; California; Subsurface structures; Valleys; Geologic structures; San Francisco Bay; Santa Cruz MountainsMoore, G. B.; Yin, R. K.
Innovations in Earthquake and Natural Hazards Research: Determining Soil Liquefaction Potential.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1984, 61 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISBN-0-942570-10-3
Keywords: Policies; Hazards; Case studies; Earthquakes; Utilization; Liquefaction (Soils); Technology transfer; Research projects; Technology innovationLambright, W. H.
Role of States in Earthquake and Natural Hazard Innovation at the Local Level: A Decision-Making Study.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1984, 338 p.
Keywords: Hazards; Local government; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Comparison; State government; Decision making; Government policies; South Carolina; California; Japan; Nevada; DisastersHawkins, N. M.; Burke, P.
Seismic Hazards in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Small Towns in the Pacific Northwest. Findings on the Structural Conditions of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Seven Study Towns. Volume 2. Appendix.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., April 1985, 241 p.
Keywords: Hazards; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Brick structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Safety factors; Earthquakes; Seismic effectsRecommendations for the Strong-Motion Program in the United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1987, 68 p.
Identifying Number(s): CETS-EE-006
Keywords: ; Hazards; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismographs; Earthquakes; Bursting; Safety; Design criteria; Economic factors; Geological faults; MotionConfronting Natural Disasters: An International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction.
January 1987, 113 p.
Keywords: Forest fires; Hazards; Tsunamis; Cooperative programs; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Firestorms; IDNHR (International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction); Safety; Hurricanes; Fires; Volcanoes; Disasters; Floods