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Rossi, P. H.; Wright, J. D.; Weber-Burdin, E.; Pereira, J.
Acts of God, Acts of Man, Victimization by Natural Hazards in the United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1982, 293 p.
Keywords: Floods; Damage; Hazards; Earthquakes; Surveys; Losses; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Property damage; Fires; United States; Disaster relief; DisastersHirschberg, 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: Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Risk; Storm surges; Social effect; Gales; Hurricanes; Economic impact; Rivers; Earthquakes; Demand (Economics); Mathematical models; Wind (Meteorology); Clay soils; Expansion; Benefit cost analysis; Floods; Disasters; Damage; Landslides; Tornadoes; Input output analysis; United States; Socioeconomic impact assessment modelNalivkin, D. V.
Hurricanes, Storms and Tornadoes: Geographic Characteristics and Geological Activity.
cJanuary 1982, 609 p.
Identifying Number(s): TT-75-52013
Keywords: Wind (Meteorology); Atmospheric circulation; Foreign technology; Storms; Air land interactions; Air water interactions; Earthquakes; Marine meteorology; Geology; Translations; Marine microorganisms; Environmental transport; Meteorology; Air currents; Ocean currents; Sedimentation; Geography; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Geological faultsLew, H. S.
Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (8th) Held at National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 18-21, 1976.
May 1977, 630 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-477
Keywords: ; Buildings; Meetings; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Nuclear power plants; Design criteria; Wind pressure; Bridges; Typhoons; Tornadoes; Seismic wavesLew, H. S.
Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (9th), Held at Tokyo, Japan in May 24-27, 1977.
September 1978, 523 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-523
Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Design criteria; Wind pressure; Bridges; Typhoons; Tornadoes; Seismic wavesCochrane, 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; InflationMultiple Hazard Mitigation: Report of a Workshop on Mitigation Strategies for Communities Prone to Multiple Natural Hazards, July 6-8, 1983, Snowmass, Colorado.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., December 1983, 73 p.
Keywords: Meeting; Storms; Tsunamis; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Communities; Management; Landslides; Hawaii; Missouri; California; Tornadoes; Planning; Disasters; FloodsRubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
Keywords: Dam failure; Case studies; Hurricanes; Community planning; Storms; Earthquakes; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Surveys; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Local government; Runoff; Communities; Landslides; TornadoesBernknopf, R. L.; Brookshire, D. S.; Ganderton, P. T.
Role of Geoscience Information in Reducing Catastrophic Loss Using a Web-Based Economics Experiment.
January 2003, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1683
Keywords: ; Floods; Hazards; Risk management; Earthquakes; Public safety; Geology; Data analysis; Natural disasters; Economic theory; Losses; Information systems; Maps; Insurance; Geophysics; Assessments; Tornadoes; Fires; Castrophes; Costs; BenefitsHurricanes Iwa, Alicia, and Diana - Common Themes, a Report of the Committee on Natural Disasters, 1984.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1985, 38 p.
Keywords: Earthquakes; Hurricane Diana; Landslides; Hurricane Alicia; Hurricane Iwa; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Tornadoes; Volcanoes; Disasters