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  • Research Progress and Accomplishments: 1997-1999, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 1999, 134 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-99-SP01
    Keywords: ; Highway systems; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Seismic design; Hospital buildings; Technical achievements; State planning; Research and developments; Community planning; Disaster recovery; Bridges (Structures); Accomplishments; Power systems

  • Blair, M. L.; Vlasic, T. C.; Cotton, W. R.; Fowler, W.
    When the Ground Fails: Planning and Engineering Response to Debris Flows. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 130 p.
    Keywords: Response; Federal government; Debris avalanches; Damage assessment; Local government; Case studies; Debris flow; Emergency preparedness; State government; Emergency planning; Intergovernmental relationships; Recovery; Landslides; Slope protection; Mudslides; Slope stability; Slope failure; Ground failure; Mitigation; Disasters; Floods

  • Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
    January 2000, 58 p.
    Keywords: ; Wind (Meteorology); Retrofitting; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Natural disasters; Land use planning; US FEMA; Cities; Costs; Benefits

  • Protecting Business Operations. Second Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
    August 1998, 48 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-331
    Keywords: ; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Cost benefit analysis; US FEMA; Businesses; Hurricanes; Natural hazards; Floods

  • Are You Ready: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness.
    September 2002, 116 p.
    Identifying Number(s): H-34
    Keywords: Man-made hazards; Terrorism; Animals; Technological hazards; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Public safety; Citizens; Shelters; Emergency responses; United States; Natural hazards

  • Garcia, D. L.
    Student Research and Accomplishments: 2001-2002, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., October 2002, 154 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-02-SP09
    Keywords: ; Damping; Buildings; New York; Earthquake engineering; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Shake tables; Hospitals; Research projects; Multidisciplinary research; Taiwan; Retrofitting

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

  • 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

  • White, G. F.; Waterstone, P.; White, A.; Preston, K.; Cochran, A.
    Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 1, Number 2.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., December 1976, 14 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Government policies; Tokyo (Japan); Landslides; Natural resources; Hurricanes; Japan; Insurance; Predictions; Newsletters; Warning systems; Disasters; Planning

  • Winslow, F. E.; Ross, K. E. K.
    Proceedings from School Sites: Becoming Prepared for Earthquakes. Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Held in San Jose, California on October 6, 1992.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., August 16, 1993, 362 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0015
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Education; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Emergency preparedness; Sites; Safety engineering; Proceedings; School buildings; California; Disaster planning