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Yin, R. K.; Moore, G. B.
Innovations in Earthquake and Natural Hazards Research: Hazards Insurance.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 1984, 58 p.
Identifying Number(s): ISBN-0-942570-09-X
Keywords: Probability theory; Consumer affairs; Insurance; Disasters; Risk; Hazards; Households; Surveys; Decision makingPalm, 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; EarthquakesTierney, K. L.; Petak, W. J.; Hahn, H.
Disabled Persons and Earthquake Hazards.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1988, 170 p.
Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Senior citizens; Emergency planning; Nursing homes; Disasters; Intermediate care facilities; Earthquake; Risk assessment; Literature surveys; Social effect; Hazards; Handicapped persons; Physically handicapped; Case studies; California; Earthquake damage; Fires; Buildings; Elderly persons; Losses; Disabled persons; Local planningAlesch, 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; EarthquakesBlair, M. L.; Vlasic, T. C.; Cotton, W. R.; Fowler, W.
When the Ground Fails: Planning and Engineering Response to Debris Flows. Program on Environment and Behavior.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 130 p.
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Landslides; Federal government; Disasters; Floods; Intergovernmental relationships; Mitigation; Damage assessment; Debris flow; State government; Slope failure; Case studies; Debris avalanches; Mudslides; Recovery; Ground failure; Local government; Slope stability; Response; Slope protectionPalm, 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; EarthquakesSpiker, E. C.; Gori, P. L.
National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy: A Framework for Loss Reduction.
September 2000, 60 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-00-450
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Landslides; Federal government; Disasters; Floods; Reduction; Geological processes; Mitigation; Control; Risk assessment; Mapping; Costs; State government; Hazards; Land use; Ground movements; Disaster Relief Act of 1974; Fires; Local government; Losses; Compliance; Monitoring; Strategies; EarthquakesRogers, A. M.; Walsh, T. J.; Kockelman, W. J.; Priest, G. R.
Assessing Earthquake Hazards and Reducing Risk in the Pacific Northwest. Volume 2.
January 1998, 244 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1560
Keywords: ; Risk assessment; Geologic faults; Emergency preparedness; Tectonics; Pacific northwest region (United States); Landslides; Seismology; Disasters; Ground motion; Hazards; Risk reduction; Seismic effects; Earthquakes