Author: Thomas L. HolzerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780607996814
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-earthquake Investigations
Author: Thomas L. HolzerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780607996814
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-earthquake Investigations
Author: Thomas L. HolzerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-earthquake Investigations
Author: Thomas L. HolzerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780607996814
Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-earthquake Investigations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
Author: Guidelines for Using Strong-motion Data and ShakeMaps in Postearthquake Response
Author: Applied Technology CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
National Earthquake Resilience
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309186773
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The United States will certainly be subject to damaging earthquakes in the future. Some of these earthquakes will occur in highly populated and vulnerable areas. Coping with moderate earthquakes is not a reliable indicator of preparedness for a major earthquake in a populated area. The recent, disastrous, magnitude-9 earthquake that struck northern Japan demonstrates the threat that earthquakes pose. Moreover, the cascading nature of impacts-the earthquake causing a tsunami, cutting electrical power supplies, and stopping the pumps needed to cool nuclear reactors-demonstrates the potential complexity of an earthquake disaster. Such compound disasters can strike any earthquake-prone populated area. National Earthquake Resilience presents a roadmap for increasing our national resilience to earthquakes. The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the multi-agency program mandated by Congress to undertake activities to reduce the effects of future earthquakes in the United States. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-the lead NEHRP agency-commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop a roadmap for earthquake hazard and risk reduction in the United States that would be based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the 2008 NEHRP Strategic Plan. National Earthquake Resilience does this by assessing the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. National Earthquake Resilience interprets resilience broadly to incorporate engineering/science (physical), social/economic (behavioral), and institutional (governing) dimensions. Resilience encompasses both pre-disaster preparedness activities and post-disaster response. In combination, these will enhance the robustness of communities in all earthquake-vulnerable regions of our nation so that they can function adequately following damaging earthquakes. While National Earthquake Resilience is written primarily for the NEHRP, it also speaks to a broader audience of policy makers, earth scientists, and emergency managers.
A Review of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Research and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: Revisited
Author: Luiz Mendes-VictorPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402086091
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The 1755 earthquake and tsunami were influential not only in Portugal but in all European and North African countries where the devastating effects were felt. The entire world was deeply impressed and the discussion of its causes generated a large amount of scientific and metaphysical speculation. It inspired philosophers, poets and writers. The socio-economic consequences of the event were great and affected the future organization and development of Portugal. The possibility of a similar occurence urges society and the scientific community to reflect on its lessons. Audience This work is of interest to experts in seismology, earthquake engineering, civil protection, urban planning and it is a reference book for doctoral students.