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  • White, A.
    Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 2, Number 3, March 1978.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1978, 14 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Texas; Hurricanes; Flood control; Disasters; Disaster relief; Government policies; Lightning; Weather modification; Planning; Hazards; Coasts; Forecasting; Warning systems; Hail; Flood plains; Predictions; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Research

  • 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: ; Housing studies; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Prices; Real property; Residential buildings; Assessments; Land use; Supply (Economics); Fires; Economic impact; Inflation; Economic models; Demand (Economics); Construction costs; Cyclones; Earthquakes

  • Hirschberg, 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: Hurricanes; Landslides; Damage; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Expansion; Benefit cost analysis; Mathematical models; Storm surges; Social effect; Wind (Meteorology); Clay soils; Risk; Economic impact; Gales; Rivers; Input output analysis; United States; Demand (Economics); Socioeconomic impact assessment model; Earthquakes

  • Wiggins, J. H.; Slosson, J. E.; Krohn, J. P.
    Natural Hazards: Earthquake, Landslide, Expansive Soil Loss Models.
    National Science Foundation, WAshington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis., December 1978, 166 p.
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Risk assessment; Expansion; Value; Economic models; Rainfall; Landslides; Clay soils; Mathematical models; Earth movements; Damage; United States; Risk; Disasters; Soil water; Economic impact; Injuries; Earthquakes

  • Petak, W. J.; Atkisson, A. A.; Gleye, P. H.
    Natural Hazards: A Public Policy Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1978, 541 p.
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Risk assessment; Expansion; Wind (Meteorology); Government policy; Hurricanes; Landslides; Damage; Disasters; Floods; Soil water; Hazards; Rivers; Storm surges; Tornadoes; Tsunamis; Risk; Earthquakes

  • Kunreuther, H.; Lepore, J.; Miller, L.; Vinso, J.; Wilson, J.
    An Interactive Modeling System for Disaster Policy Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 153 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MONOGRAPH-26
    Keywords: ; Planning; Abatement; Damage assessment; Economic impacts; Businesses; Computerized simulation; Materials recovery; Insurance; Sampling; Disasters; Floods; Hazards; Data processing; Households; Government policies; Documentation; Earthquakes

  • Lee, K. L.; Duncan, J. M.
    Landslide of April 25, 1974 on the Mantaro River, Peru.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1975, 81 p.
    Keywords: ; Structures; Seismic waves; Damage; Landslides; Peru; Earth movements; Disasters; Mantaro River; Dams; Flooding; Magnitude; Soil mechanics; Forecasting; Soil properties; Hydraulic models; Warning systems; Predictions; Photographs; Vibration; Maps

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 3, March 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1979, 13 p.
    Keywords: Newsletters; Miami River; New England; Forecasting; California; Disasters; Disaster relief; Hazards; Safety; Spacecraft communication; Metropolitan areas; Construction costs; Flood plains; Earthquakes

  • Hein, K. H.; Whitman, R. V.
    Effects of Earthquakes on System Performance of Water Lifelines. Seismic Design Decision Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1976, 84 p.
    Identifying Number(s): R76-23
    Keywords: Probability; Water supply; Massachusetts; Risk analysis; Urban planning; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Disasters; Pipelines; Soil mechanics; Water services

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 4, June 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., June 1979, 14 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Damage; Natural resources; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Hazards; Legislation; Wetlands; Coasts; Litigation; Insurance; Information centers; Flood plains; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Research; Earthquakes