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  • Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.; Kiecolt, J.
    Earthquake Threat: The Human Response in Southern California.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., cJanuary 1979, 159 p.
    Keywords: Uplifts; Hazards; Local government; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Fear; Surveys; Communities; Anxiety; Threat evaluation; Human factors; Forecasting; California; Southern California Uplift; Attitudes; Los Angeles County (California); Awareness; Statistical analysis; Warning systems; Geological faults

  • KCMR Dial-a-Ride Study: Report Number 4. Vehicles, Maintenance, Fare Collection.
    Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D.C., August 1976, 28 p.
    Keywords: Fare collection; Demand responsive dial a ride; Johnson County (Kansas); Dial a ride systems; Local government; Specifications; Kansas; Kansas City (Missouri); Urban transportation; Wheel chairs; Services; Missouri; Buses (Vehicles); Passenger transportation; Metropolitan areas; Independence (Missouri); Suburban areas; Paratransit; Maintenance

  • Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs. A Handbook for Local Governments.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., August 1994, 246 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-254
    Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Hazards; Buildings; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Financing; Masonry; Communities; Seismic effects; California; Land use; Cities; Legislation; Retrofitting

  • Bates, F. L.
    Recovery, Change and Development: A Longitudinal Study of the 1976 Guatemalan Earthquake; Final Report Volume 1.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1982, 368 p.
    Keywords: Rural areas; Emergency plans; Policies; Local government; Earthquakes; Community development; Food dispensing; Guatemala; Recovery; Social effect; Construction; Disaster recovery; Households; Coordination; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • 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

  • Recent Research Reports: Entries 949-1045.
    April 1980, 101 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NSF/RA-800031
    Keywords: Handicapped persons; Abstracts; Research; Documents; Scientific research; Document announcement; Earthquakes; Government policies; Weather modification; Bibliographies; Ecology; Geophysics; Regulation; Social services; Environmental impacts; Urban planning; Local government; State government; Engineering; Energy methods; Technology assessment; Resources

  • Bernard, E.; Goulet, R.
    Tsunami Research Opportunities, An Assessment and Comprehensive Guide.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 59 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Tsunamis; Local government; Ocean waves; Earthquakes; State government; Instrumentation; Hawaii; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Coasts; Floods; Disasters

  • Kilijanek, T. S.
    There She Blows: The Search and Rescue Response to the Mount St. Helens Volcano.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1981, 151 p.
    Keywords: Moses Lake; Washington (State); Local government; Searching; Mount Saint Helens; Emergency preparedness; State government; Volcanic ejects; Management; Emergency services; Rescue operations; Volcanoes; Search and rescue; Disasters