Cochrane, 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: ; Economic impact; Floods; Cyclones; Economic models; Earthquakes; Construction costs; Real property; Residential buildings; Housing studies; Demand (Economics); Supply (Economics); Prices; Tornadoes; Assessments; Land use; Fires; Disasters; Inflation
Kennett, E. W.
Designing for Earthquakes, Proceedings from the 1978 Summer Seismic Institutes for Architectural Faculty Held at Illinois Univ., Urbana-Champaign on June 12-23, 1978 and at Stanford Univ., CA., on August 20-25, 1978.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management.,
September 1979,
309 p.
Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Urban planning; Tsunamis; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Structural design; Design criteria; Land use; Renovating; Seismic risk
Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 4, June 1981.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
June 1981,
18 p.
Keywords: Drought; Hazards; Flood plains; Federal assistance programs; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; National government; Maps; Land use; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters
Wolfe, M. R.
Urban Scale Vulnerability, Proceedings of the U.S.-Italy Colloquium on Urban Design and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation, Rome, Italy, October 12-16, 1981.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
June 1982,
160 p.
Keywords: Foreign technology; Urban planning; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Building codes; Meetings; Hazards; Earthquakes; Earthquake resistant structures; Urban areas; Land use; Regional planning
Summary of Awards 1975, Division of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology.
January 1975,
137 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-75-41', 'NSF/RA/E-75/215']
Keywords: Hazards; Federal assistance programs; Water pollution; Rural areas; Grants; Earthquakes; Urban areas; Weather modification; Organic compounds; Trace contaminants; Land use; Nitrogen inorganic compounds; Energy; Air pollution; Environmental protection; Fires; Regional planning; Metals; Disasters; Environmental impacts; Investigations; Management planning; Research projects
Proceedings of the Joint U.S.-P.R.C. Microzonation Workshop, Harbin, China, September 11-16, 1981.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
January 1981,
638 p.
Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Geologic investigations; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Earthquakes; Soil dynamics; Seismic intensity; Site surveys; Liquefaction (Soils); Microzonation; Land use; Predictions; Reprints; Seismic waves
Proceedings of the P.R.C.-U.S.A. Joint Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation through Architecture, Urban Planning and Engineering Held at Beijing, China on November 2-6, 1981.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
January 1982,
509 p.
Keywords: Urban planning; Buildings; Meetings; Earthquakes; Structural engineering; China; Disaster planning; Land use
Wyner, A. J.; Mann, D. E.
Seismic Safety Policy in California: Local Governments and Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
February 1983,
381 p.
Keywords: Local government; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Decision making; Government policies; California; Attitudes; Land use; Seismic safety; Seismic risk
Baker, E. J.; McPhee, J. G.
Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas: A Research Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs.,
January 1975,
141 p.
Keywords: Floods; Regulations; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Management; Landslides; Urban sociology; Warning systems; Land use; Hurricanes; Geophysics; Land development; Weather forecasting; Disaster relief; Disasters
Friedman, D. G.
Computer Simulation in Natural Hazard Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs.,
January 1975,
213 p.
Keywords: Hazards; Vulnerability; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Casualties; Storms; Earthquakes; Forecasting; Computerized simulation; Land use; Weather forecasting; Geophysics; Disasters; Disaster relief; Damage; Research management; Droughts; Wind; Flooding; Natural resources; Tornadoes; Hail