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• Kunreuther, H.; Meyer, R.; Van den Bulte, C.
  Risk Analysis for Extreme Events: Economic Incentives for Reducing Future Losses.
  National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Building and Fire Research Lab., October 2004, 108 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NIST-GCR-04-871
  Keywords: Economic incentives; Risk assessment; Low probabliity-high consequence events; Natural disasters; Risk management; Extreme events; Incentives; Hazards; Perception; Cooperation

• Lew, H. S.
  Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (7th) Held at Tokyo, Japan on May 20-23, 1975.
  April 1977, 516 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-470
  Keywords: Structures; Volcanism; Liquefaction (Soils); Soil dynamics; Developing countries; Natural hazards; Earthquake resistant structures; Wind (Meteorology); Natural disasters; Meetings; Design criteria; Wind pressure; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Design standards; Gust loads; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

• Dunbar, P. K.; Weaver, C. S.
  U.S. States and Territories National Tsunami Hazard Assessment: Historical Record and Sources for Waves.
  August 2008, 59 p.
  Keywords: ; Natural disasters; Forecasting; Landslides; Risk; Floods; Hazards; Ocean waves; Tsunamis; Historical aspects; Earthquakes; Coastal regions

• Action Plan for Performance Based Seismic Design: Executive Summary.
  Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 2000, 81 p.
  Keywords: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Seismic design; Natural disasters; Lifesafety levels; Action plans; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Performance-based seismic design criteria; Building codes; Structural analysis