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Mileti, D. S.; Hutton, J. R.; Sorensen, J. H.
Earthquake Prediction Response and Options for Public Policy.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1981, 165 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISB/TEAM-31
Keywords: ; Models; Forecasting; Behavior; Organizations; Government policies; Responses; Local government; EarthquakesPalm, R. I.
Real Estate Agents and Special Studies Zones Disclosure: The Response of California Home Buyers to Earthquake Hazards Information.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1981, 163 p.
Identifying Number(s): IBS/TEAM-32
Keywords: ; California; Risk; Communicating; Real property; Disasters; Legislation; EarthquakesPalm, R. I.
Home Mortgage Lenders, Real Property Appraisers and Earthquake Hazards.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1983, 170 p.
Identifying Number(s): IBS/TEAM-38
Keywords: Regulations; Disasters; Risk; Real property; Security; Loans; Mortgages; EarthquakesBertero, V. V.; Aktan, A. E.; Charney, F. A.; Sause, R.
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program: Earthquake Simulation Tests and Associated Studies of A 1/5th-Scale Model of a 7-Story Reinforced Concrete Test Structure.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1984, 195 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-84/05
Keywords: Structural engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Tall buildings; Models; Seismic waves; Earthquake engineering; Simulation; Superstructures; Concrete construction; EarthquakesMikroudis, G. K.; Mueller, P.
Earthquake Resistance of High-Rise Systems: Digests of Case Studies of Tall Buildings Damaged in Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1983, 256 p.
Identifying Number(s): LEHIGH/FEL-474.6
Keywords: Tall buildings; Damage; Earthquake engineering; Superstructures; Recommendations; EarthquakesAlesch, D. J.; Peak, W. J.
Politics and Economics of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation. Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Southern California. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1986, 294 p.
Keywords: Seismic design; Unreinforced concrete; Comparative evaluations; Political aspects; Public policy; Disasters; Soil-structure interactions; Decision making; Natural hazards; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Costs; Perception; Legislation; Case studies; Earthquakes; Masonry; Policy making; Earthquake resistant structures; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Economic factorsRubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Landslides; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Storms; Intergovernmental relationships; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Case studies; Runoff; Community planning; Recovery; Local government; Communities; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Surveys; Dam failure; EarthquakesBolin, R.
Household and Community Recovery After Earthquakes. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1994, 122 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-11-8
Keywords: Emergency response; Ethnic groups; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Families; Earthquake damage; Community planning; Recovery; Social effect; Economic impact; Households; Disaster relief; Local planning; Social psychology; Human behavior; Local government; Southern region (California); Communities; EarthquakesPalm, 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: ; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Comparative evaluations; Public policy; Disasters; Floods; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Perception; State planning; California; Insurance; Attitudes; Puerto Rico; Public opinion; Human behavior; Local planning; Surveys; EarthquakesRubin, C. B.; Yezer, A. M.; Hassain, Q.; Webb, A.
Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1986, 50 p.
Keywords: Hurricanes; Landslides; Drought; Tables (Data); Water shortage; Floods; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Storms; Federally-declared disasters; Damage assessment; Wounds and injuries; Coastal areas; Snow; High wind; Statistics; Debris avalanches; Levees; Ice; Natural disasters; Insurance; Flood waves; Ocean waves; Mudflows; Rivers; Deaths; Wind effects; United States; Dam failure; Earthquakes