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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1428920374
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Earthquakes have caused massive death and destruction, and potentially damaging earthquakes are certain to occur in the future. Although earthquakes are uncontrollable, the losses they cause can be reduced by building structures that resist earthquake damage, matching land use to risk, developing emergency response plans, and other means. Since 1977, the federal government has had a research oriented program to reduce earthquake losses the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). This program has made significant contributions toward improving our understanding of earthquakes and strategies to reduce their impact. Implementing action based on this understanding, however, has been quite difficult. This chapter provides an introduction to earthquakes: a sum mary of the earthquake hazard across the United States, a review of the types of losses earthquakes cause, a discussion of why earthquakes are a congressional concern, and an introduction to mitigation actions taken prior to earthquakes that can reduce losses when they occur. The federal policy response to date, NEHRP is then described and reviewed. Finally, specific policy options for improving federal efforts to reduce future earthquake losses are presented.
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2000-07
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 0788186450
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Six reports prepared for the U.S. Geological Survey by the Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The six reports are combined in this one report are entitled: Local Earthquake Hazard Reduction Plans; Education of Architects and Engineers; Seismic Hazard Mapping; State Seismic Safety Advisory Committees; Historic Resources; and Nonstructural Hazards.
Author: United States. Working Group on Earthquake Hazards Reduction
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Research
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 178
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Eduardo A. Fierro
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780788126031
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explains the sources of nonstructural earthquake damage in simple terms, and provides information on effective methods of reducing the potential risks. Intended for a lay audience: building owners, facilities managers, maintenance personnel, store or office managers, corporate/agency department heads, business proprietors, homeowners. Covers: building utility systems (batteries, piping, chillers); architectural elements (stairways, windows, exterior signs); and furniture and contents (library stacks, artwork, stoves, cabinets, etc.). Drawings and photos. Glossary and bibliography.