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
Okrent, D.
Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
June 1982,
173 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-8240
Keywords: Hazards; Local government; Risk; State government; Earthquakes; Management; Government policies; Safety; Forecasting; Legal aspects
Okrent, D.
Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 1982,
17 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-8241
Keywords: Los Angeles (California); Local government; Risk; Hazards; Public buildings; State government; Earthquakes; Government policies; Water quality; California; Water pollution
Jones, 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; Rehabilitation
Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Code: A Guidebook for State Earthquake and Mitigation Managers.
January 1998,
210 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-313
Keywords: ; Building codes; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Enforcement; Seismic design; State government; Organizations; Resources; Mitigation; Legislation
Lambright, 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; Disasters
Earthquake Preparedness in the San Francisco Bay Region: An Inventory and Assessment of Current Programs and Activities and Recommendations for Future Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Projects.
California Seismic Safety Commission, Sacramento.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
September 1984,
126 p.
Keywords: Damage; Policies; Hazards; San Francisco (California); State government; Earthquakes; Urban areas; History; Losses; Structures; Civil defense; Assessments; Objectives; Fires; Casualties; Disasters; Geological faults
Societal Implications: Selected Readings. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 14.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
June 1985,
171 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-84
Keywords: Hazards; Buildings; Regulations; Earthquake engineering; Building codes; Local government; Seismic design; National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP); State government; Safety; Construction; Design standards; Mitigation; Costs