Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Creating a Seismic Safety Advisory Board
Creating a Seismic Safety Advisory Board
Author: Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes
Author: Robert B. OlshanskyPublisher: FEMA
ISBN:
Category : Building inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Assessing Earthquake Hazards and Reducing Risk in the Pacific Northwest
Author: Timothy J. WalshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Report of the Seismic Safety Commission to Governor George Deukmejian in Response to Executive Order D-86-90
Author: California. Seismic Safety CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Earthquake Hazard Mitigation and Earthquake Insurance
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and InsurancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 1100
Book Description
Disaster and Development
Author: Naim KapucuPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319044680
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
This book offers a systematic, empirical examination of the concepts of disasters and sustainable economic development applied to many cases around the world. It presents comprehensive coverage of the complex and dynamic relationship between disaster and development, making a vital contribution to the literature on disaster management, disaster resilience and sustainable development. The book collects twenty-three chapters, examining theoretical issues and investigating practical cases on policy, governance, and lessons learned in dealing with different types of disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods and hurricanes) in twenty countries and communities around the world.
NBS Building Science Series
Author: Earthquakes and the Urban Environment
Author: G. Lennis BerlinPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351080016
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This monograph attempts to amalgamate recent research input comprising the vivifying components or urban seismology at a level useful to those having an interest in the earthquake and its effects upon an urban environment. However, because some of those interested in the earthquake- urban problem may not have a strong background in the physical sciences.