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Liepold, M.
Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package for K-6 (Revised Edition).
July 2002, 330 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-159
Keywords: ; Education; Geology; Emergency planning; Preparedness; Children; Disasters; Buildings; Schools; Hazards; Meetings; Safety; Teachers; Curriculum; EarthquakesHuyck, C. K.; Eguchi, R. T.; Houshmand, B.
Bare-Earth Algorithms for Use with SAR and LIDAR Digital Elevation Models.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., October 16, 2002, 112 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-02-0004
Keywords: LIDAR; Algorithms; Earthquake loss estimation; Bare-earth algorithms; Disasters; Synthetic apperture radar; Remote sensing; Disaster recovery; Building inventories; EarthquakesMiles, S. B.; Chang, S. E.
Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., July 25, 2003, 126 p.
Keywords: ; Literature review; Sensitivity analysis; Emergency planning; Computerized simulation; Prototypes; Disasters; Disaster recovery; Urban areas; Socioeconomics; Management; Decision making; EarthquakesBruneau, M.; Filiatrault, A.; Lee, G.; O'Rourke, T.; Reinhorn, A.; Shinozuka, M.; Tierney, K.
White Paper on the SDR Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 5, 2006, 46 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-05-SP09
Keywords: Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Disasters; Research strategies; Critical facilities; Response; Challenges; Disaster loss reduction; Infrastructure systems; MitigationHurricane Warning: The Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative.
January 2007, 40 p.
Identifying Number(s): NSB-06-115
Keywords: ; Natural disasters; Hurricanes; Disasters; Economic impact; Hazards; Infrastructure; LossesHelz, R. L.; Gaynor, J. E.
Reducing Loss of Life and Property from Disasters: A Societal Benefit Area of the Strategic Plan for U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS).
January 2007, 65 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1147
Keywords: Predict; Monitor; Respond; Natural disasters; Earth observation systems; Disasters; Assess; Hazardous events; Technological disasters; Warning systems; Integrated Earth Observation System (IEOS)Supplementary Environmental Assessment: Farm Shop Storage Building Project, California Polytechnic State University, FEMA-1505-DR-CA.
July 2007, 36 p.
Keywords: Environmental impacts; Damage; US FEMA; Federal assistance programs; Buildings; Repair; Disasters; California Polytechnic State University; Earthquakes; Farm shop storage buildingsUsing HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment: How-To Guide. HAZIS-MH Risk Assessment and User Group Series.
August 2004, 226 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-433
Keywords: Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Hurricanes; US FEMA; HAZards United States - Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH); Project planning; Maps; Disasters; Floods; Hazards; Computer programs; Mitigation planning; EarthquakesCollocation Impacts on the Vulnerability of Lifelines During Earthquakes with Applications to the Cajon Pass, California: Study Overview, Earthquake Hazard Reduction Series 59.
October 1991, 22 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-221
Keywords: Geologic faults; Bridges; Electric power; Disasters; Emergency plans; Damage assessment; Transportation; Hazards; Lifelines; Cajon Pass (California); Evaluation; Vulnerability; California; Risk; Gas pipelines; Seismic effects; Communication; Ground motion; EarthquakesEarthquake Insurance: A Public Policy Dilemma. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 7.
May 1985, 49 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-68
Keywords: ; Businesses; Federal government; Public policies; Insurance; Disasters; Consumers; Hazards; Local government; Procurement; Earthquakes