Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Government's Response to the Northridge Earthquake
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The Northridge Earthquake
Author: Robert BolinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134682328
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in the future.
After Great Disasters
Author: Laurie A. JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558443310
Category : Crisis management
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Great natural disasters are rare, but their aftermath can change the fortunes of a city or region forever. This book and its companion Policy Focus Report identify lessons from different parts of the world to help communities and government leaders better organize for recovery after future disasters. The authors consider the processes and outcomes of community recovery and reconstruction following major disasters in six countries: China, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Post-disaster reconstruction offers opportunities to improve construction and design standards, renew infrastructure, create new land use arrangements, reinvent economies, and improve governance. If done well, reconstruction can help break the cycle of disaster-related impacts and losses, and improve the resilience of a city or region.
Los Angeles Earthquake Transportation Study
Author: A Compendium of Background Reports on the Northridge Earthquake (January 17, 1994) for Executive Order W-78-94
Author: California. Seismic Safety CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The Impacts of Natural Disasters
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309063949
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation's social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disruption, and injuries follow earthquakes, fires, floods and hurricanes. Surprisingly, however, the total losses that follow these natural disasters are not consistently calculated. We have no formal system in either the public or private sector for compiling this information. The National Academies recommends what types of data should be assembled and tracked.
USGS Response to an Urban Earthquake, Northridge '94
Author: Open-file Report
Author: Planning for the Unplanned
Author: Aseem InamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317972538
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do cities plan for recovery from every possible sudden shock? How does one prepare a plan for the recovery after a tragedy, like the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York? The book discovers the systematic features that contribute to the success of planning institutions. In cities filled with uncertainty and complexity, planning institutions effectively tackle unexpected and sudden change by relying on the old and the familiar, rather than the new and the innovative. The author argues that planning programs institutions were successful because they were bureaucratic, and relied on standardized routines, rigorous sets of established regimes, familiar programs, and institutionalized hierarchies. Also contrary to popular perception, neither the leaders at the top of the institutions nor those workers at the grassroots level were the most important in the implementation of such routines. The key actors were middle managers, because they knew the institutional structures inside out, what the routines were and how to use them, and were successful go-betweens between national governments and grassroots community groups. Case studies from Mexico City, Los Angeles and New York provide a deeper understanding of urban planning processes. The case studies reveal that systematic institutional analysis helps us understand what works in planning, and why. They also demonstrate the manner in which institutional routines serve as powerful and effective tools for addressing novel situations.
The Northridge Earthquake
Author: Robert BolinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134682336
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This book provides a global view of the social effects of disaster in developed and developing countries. It focuses on the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in the US and other recent disasters to examine vulnerability and post-disaster recovery strategies. The authors also explore the ways state policy can reduce vulnerability in the future.