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  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume IV, Number 2, December 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., December 1979, 12 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Meteorology; Land acquisition; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Shore protection; Newsletters; Coasts; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Leik, R. K.; Carter, T. M.; Clark, J. P.; Kendal, S. D.; Gifford, G. A.
    Community Response to Natural Hazard Warnings.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.; National Weather Service, Washington, DC., April 1981, 79 p.
    Keywords: Responses; Hazards; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Surveys; Communities; Public opinion; Attitudes; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Disasters; Floods

  • Quarantelli, E. L.
    Development of Collaborative Japan-United States Socio-Behavioral Disaster Research.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1982, 232 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Tsunamis; Snowstorms; Earthquakes; Behavior; Information systems; Bibliographies; Japan; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Research projects; Fires; Volcanoes; United States; Disasters; Floods

  • 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; Disasters

  • 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: 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 model

  • Principal Threats Facing Communities and Local Emergency Management Coordinators.
    April 1992, 146 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-191
    Keywords: Terrorism; Hazards; Wildfire; National security; Earthquakes; Hazardous materials; Emergency planning; Severe storms; Communities; Droughts; Transportation; Populations; Radioactivity; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Fires; Volcanoes; Mitigation; United States; Floods; Disasters

  • O'Connor, J. S.
    Engineering and Organizational Issues Before, During and After Hurricane Katrina: Damage to Bridges from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina. Volume 5: Bridges.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., November 16, 2008, 158 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-SP05
    Keywords: Louisiana; Organizational issues; Lessons learned; Wind damage; Storm surges; Tunnels; Inspections; Wave forces; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Damage assessments; Mississippi; Engineering issues; Alabama; Hurricanes; Bridges (Structures); Moveable bridges; Engineered infrastructures; Hurricane Katrina; Aerial surveys

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume VII, Number 2, November 1982.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1982, 13 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Safety; Shore protection; Hurricanes; Erosion control; Newsletters; Disasters

  • Palm, R. I.; Hodgson, M. E.
    Natural Hazards in Puerto Rico: Attitudes, Experience, and Behavior of Homeowners. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1993, 166 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-09-6
    Keywords: ; Floods; Risk assessment; Public policy; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Human behavior; Emergency planning; Surveys; Puerto Rico; Perception; Public opinion; Comparative evaluations; Attitudes; Hurricanes; State planning; Insurance; California; Mitigation; Disasters; Local planning

  • 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: Floods; Wind (Meteorology); Hazards; Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Risk; Rivers; Damage; Government policy; Earthquakes; Storm surges; Landslides; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Expansion; Cost analysis; Disasters; Soil water