Recent Research Reports: Entries 1046-1174.
August 1980,
113 p.
Identifying Number(s): NSF/RA-800155
Keywords: Handicapped persons; Abstracts; Research; Documents; Scientific research; Document announcement; Regulations; Earthquakes; Government policies; Weather modification; Bibliographies; Ecology; Geophysics; Social services; Environmental impacts; Urban planning; Local government; State government; Engineering; Energy methods; Technology assessment; Resources
Mader, G. G.; Spangle, W. E.; Blair, M. L.; Meehan, R. L.; Bilodeau, S. W.
Land Use Planning after Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management.,
January 1980,
185 p.
Keywords: ; Damage; Hazards; Local government; Urban planning; Federal assistance programs; Earthquakes; Urban areas; National government; California; Land use; Alaska
Elnashai, A. S.; Cleveland, L. J.; Jefferson, T.; Harrald, J.
Impact of Earthquakes on the Central USA. New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Earthquake Response Planning Project. Final Phase 1 Report.
Earthquake Engineering Research Inst., Berkeley, CA.; Construction Engineering Research Lab. (Army), Champaign, IL.,
September 2008,
936 p.
Identifying Number(s): MAE-08-02
Keywords: New Madrid Seismic Zone; Emergency plans; Response; Hazards; Federal government; Local government; Earthquakes; State government; Asssessments; Investigations; Social impacts; Seismic waves
Bordas, W.
Problems of State and Local Risk Management: An Overview (Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments).
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 1982,
30 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-8246
Keywords: Hazards; Local government; Risk; State government; Earthquakes; Management; Government policies; Safety; Forecasting; Legal aspects
Bates, F. L.
Recovery, Change and Development: A Longitudinal Study of the 1976 Guatemalan Earthquake; Final Report Volume 2.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 1982,
398 p.
Keywords: REcovery; Temporary housing; Economic impact; Local government; Social change; Earthquakes; Comparison; Guatemala; Communities; Housing studies; Shelters; Construction; Disaster recovery; Households; Disaster relief; Disasters
State and Local Mitigation Planning How-to Guide. Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Hazard Migitation Plan.
August 2003,
114 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-386.4
Keywords: Hazard profiles; Loss estimation; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Floods; Tsunami; Tornado; Local government; Wildfire; Earthquakes; State government; Landslides; Losses; Identify hazards; Profile hazard events; Risks; Mitigation planning; Implementation; Guides; Coastal storms; Natural hazards; Asset inventories
Margerum, T.
Will Local Government Be Liable for Earthquake Losses. What Cities and Counties Should Know About Earthquake Hazards and Local Government Liability.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
January 1979,
34 p.
Keywords: Law (Jurisprudence); Hazards; Local government; Earthquakes; Legal liability; Losses; Litigation; Liabilities; Injuries; Forts
Atkisson, A. A.; Petak, W. J.; Alesch, D. J.; Kraft, M. E.; Littig, D. M.
Natural Hazards and Public Policy: Recommendations for Public Policies to Mitigate the Effects of Natural Hazard Exposures in the United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis.,
December 1978,
181 p.
Identifying Number(s): UWGB/PPPA-78-2
Keywords: Damage; Risk; Risk assessment; Local government; Earthquakes; State government; Government policies; Benefit cost analysis; Disasters; Floods