Confronting Natural Disasters: An International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction.
January 1987,
113 p.
Keywords: Forest fires; Hazards; Tsunamis; Cooperative programs; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Firestorms; IDNHR (International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction); Safety; Hurricanes; Fires; Volcanoes; Disasters; Floods
Wiggins, J. H.
Economic Consequences of the Hinsdale, Illinois Bell Fire of May 8, 1988.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
September 5, 1989,
40 p.
Keywords: Damage; Economic impact; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Fire losses; Telephone systems; Fires; Disasters
Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part Eight: Grass Roots Organization and Resistance.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA.,
January 1981,
284 p.
Keywords: Meetings; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Communities; Behavior; Organizations; Public opinion; Forecasting; California; Attitudes; Warning systems; Disasters
Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part Ten: Summary and Recommendations.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA.,
January 1981,
148 p.
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Ethnic groups; Communities; California; Attitudes; Warning systems; Opinions; Mass media
Natural Hazards Observer Index. Volume 1, Number 1-Volume 4, Number 3.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
March 1980,
12 p.
Keywords: Periodicals; Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Indexes (Documentation); Landslides; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Insurance; Warning systems; Volcanoes; Newsletters; Disasters
White, A.; Waterstone, P.
Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 2, Number 4, June 1978.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
June 1978,
14 p.
Keywords: Communicating; Radio broadcasting; Floods; Hazards; Federal assistance programs; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Television broadcasting; Disaster assistance; Public services; Civil defense; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Newsletters; United Nations; Disaster relief; Disasters
White, A.; Waterstone, P.
Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 2, Number 1.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
September 1977,
10 p.
Keywords: Floods; Drought; Hazards; Local government; Dams; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Government policies; Water resources; Meteorology; National government; Safety; Climatology; Hurricanes; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters
Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 1, Number 1.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
September 1976,
10 p.
Keywords: Warning systems; Planning; Hazards; Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Government policies; Tokyo (Japan); Landslides; Natural resources; Hurricanes; Japan; Tornadoes; Volcanoes; Newsletters; Insurance; Disasters; Predictions
Kozin, F.; Zhou, H. K.
Systems Study of Urban Response and Reconstruction Due to Catastrophic Earthquakes.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 22, 1988,
72 p.
Keywords: Rebuilding; Damage assessment; Emergency preparedness; Decision support systems; Earthquakes; Essential services; Systems analysis; Damage control; Urban areas; Computerized simulation
Baker, E. J.; McPhee, J. G.
Land Use Management and Regulation in Hazardous Areas: A Research Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs.,
January 1975,
141 p.
Keywords: Floods; Regulations; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Management; Landslides; Urban sociology; Warning systems; Land use; Hurricanes; Geophysics; Land development; Weather forecasting; Disaster relief; Disasters