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Planning for Earthquakes

Author : Philip R. Berke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Planning for Earthquakes written by Philip R. Berke and published by . This book was released on 1992-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently experts who studied risks, both natural and technological, focused mainly on how to avoid them. Today, with a growing awareness that certain natural risks are simply unavoidable, the emphasis is shifting toward ways of planning for them and of mitigating their consequences. High on any list of unavoidable natural risks is earthquake. In Planning for Earthquakes Philip R. Berke and Timothy Beatley examine the experiences of 260 earthquake-prone communities across the United States, from the West Coast to the East. They give special attention to three areas of especially high risk--Palo Alto, California; Salt Lake County, Utah; and the lowlands of South Carolina (including historic Charleston). Berke and Beatley address topics that include citizen safety, ways of determining and maintaining the structural integrity of old and new buildings, mapping of quake-prone areas, and land-use (where to limit development). They also study the ways in which planners, politicians, and community residents can best work together in the decision-making process for earthquake planning. The authors conclude that the greatest successes have been achieved when technological considerations are counterbalanced with consideration of the values and preferences of those most at risk--the residents of quake-prone areas. Planning for Earthquakes will interest students and scholars of hazards management as well as land-use planners and government officials.

Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Planning Guidelines

Author :
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Planning Guidelines written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Earthquake Hazard Impact and Urban Planning

Author : Maria Bostenaru Dan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940077981X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Earthquake Hazard Impact and Urban Planning written by Maria Bostenaru Dan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a branch of structural engineering. In projects dealing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, urban planning approaches are often neglected. Today interventions are needed on a city, rather than a building, scale. This work deals with the impact of earthquakes, including also a broader view on multihazards in urban areas. Uniquely among other works in the field, particular importance is given to urban planning issues, in conservation of heritage and emergency management. Multicriteria decision making and broad participation of those affected by disasters are included.

Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Author : United States. Working Group on Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earthquake Hazards Reduction written by United States. Working Group on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Planning Guidelines

Author : Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Planning Guidelines written by Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Local Planning for Terror and Disaster

Author : Leonard A. Cole
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118397754
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Local Planning for Terror and Disaster written by Leonard A. Cole and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local Planning for Terror and Disaster gives voice to experts in key fields involved with local preparedness, assessing the quality of preparedness in each field, and offering directions for improvement. Introductory chapters provide overviews of terror medicine, security and communications, which are indispensable to successful preparedness, while subsequent chapters concentrate on a particular field and how responders from that field communicate and interact with others during and after an event. Thus, a chapter by a physician discusses not only the doctor's role but how that role is, or should be, coordinated with emergency medical technicians and police. Similarly, chapters by law enforcement figures also review police responsibilities and interactions with nurses, EMTs, volunteers and other relevant responders. Developed from topics at recent Symposia on Terror Medicine and Security, Local Planning also encompasses aspects of emergency and disaster medicine, as well as techniques for diagnosis, rescue, coordination and security that are distinctive to a terrorist attack. Each chapter also includes a case study that demonstrates preparedness, or lack thereof, for a real or hypothetical event, including lessons learned, next steps, and areas for improvement in this global era which increasingly calls for preparedness at a local level.

Get Ready!

Author : Deb Moller
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
ISBN 13 : 1632173050
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Get Ready! written by Deb Moller and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to getting ready for and staying safe after a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. FEMA recommends being prepared for two weeks of self-sufficiency after it occurs, and this handbook will show you how with clear, informative, and easy-to-implement steps. Recent seismic activity has made national headlines and underscored the fact that the Cascadia fault line off the coast of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Northern California is overdue for a major earthquake. And when it happens, living conditions could be akin to those in the mid-nineteenth century. This handbook covers the supplies you need to stay safely in place, including water, food (and food prep), first aid, sanitation, health and hygiene needs, shelter and bedding, and light/fire. It also includes lists of what to purchase and how to store it, as well as simple excercises to gain confidence in perfoming necessary tasks. Learn what to do during and immediately after an earthquake, how to develop a reunification plan, and how to communicate when basic infrastructure is down. It also addresses the particular concerns of those living in coastal areas (the tsunami zone) as well as those outside of the severe impact zone. It covers long-term ways to stay safe without modern conveniences and a crash course in survival techniques should the quake happen before all preparations are complete. Get Ready! presents information in clear, practical, and managable steps, equipping the reader with the skills to care for themselves and their loved ones should a major earthquake hit. And when it does, the internet will not be an option, making this reference handbook invaluable. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you need Get Ready!

How to Prepare for an Earthquake Made Easy

Author : Lynette S. Werner
Publisher : Nuage Survival Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780962292408
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book How to Prepare for an Earthquake Made Easy written by Lynette S. Werner and published by Nuage Survival Pub. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Earthquake Protection

Author : Andrew Coburn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470855177
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Earthquake Protection written by Andrew Coburn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-21 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of the successful first edition of Earthquake Protection there have been 110 lethal earthquakes, killing 130 000 people; there have also been significant developments in the field of earthquake risk management, particularly in the modelling and analysis of risk for insurance and financial services. Furthermore, major earthquake disasters, such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, the 1995 Kobe earthquake in Japan and the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake in Turkey have occurred. The experience and knowledge gained through these events have improved our understanding of how to manage, mitigate and work towards the prevention of similar catastrophes. The 1990s were in fact the costliest decade on record in terms of disaster management due to such seismic events, placing unprecedented pressure on the insurance industry in particular, and changing its view of earthquake protection. Significantly revised and updated, this second edition continues to provide a comprehensive overview of how to reduce the impact of earthquakes on people and property, and implement best practice in managing the consequences of such disasters. It also includes significant coverage of the techniques of modelling earthquake catastrophe. Each chapter deals with a separate aspect of protection, and covers a wide range of economic and social conditions, drawing on the authors' considerable personal experience and with reference to real life examples. Key features include: Recent event coverage Modern developments in the theory and practice of planning and engineering loss estimation techniques, along with new engineering techniques such as microzonation and hazard-mapping Historic buildings experience An entirely new chapter on 'Earthquakes and Finance' This valuable book provides essential reading for earthquake and structural engineers and geoscientists, as well as insurers and loss prevention specialists, risk managers and assessors involved in managing earthquake risk, urban and regional planners, and emergency management agencies.

Planning for Seismic Rehabilitation

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Planning for Seismic Rehabilitation written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

National Earthquake Resilience

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309186773
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book National Earthquake Resilience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Preparedness Planning for a Catastrophic Earthquake in Southern California

Author : Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Preparedness Planning for a Catastrophic Earthquake in Southern California written by Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Earthquake Protection

Author : Andrew W. Coburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Earthquake Protection written by Andrew W. Coburn and published by . This book was released on 1992-12-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-encompassing guide to environmental planning for earthquakes. Discusses prediction and preparation as well as emergency management and recovery. Examines how to enact and evaluate protection strategies. Considers site selection, seismic hazard assessment and improving earthquake resistance of buildings. Addresses loss estimation, risk and vulnerability analysis. Assesses possibilities for reducing earthquake disasters. Includes recommendations for further reading.

Field Trip to Pliocene in the Ventura Basin

Author : Robert S. Yeats
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Trip to Pliocene in the Ventura Basin written by Robert S. Yeats and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seismic Safety and Land-use Planning--selected Examples from California

Author : M. L. Blair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seismic Safety and Land-use Planning--selected Examples from California written by M. L. Blair and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods for using seismic zonation and hazard mapping in land-use planning and regulation.

Earthquakes

Author : Greg Roza
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781404205314
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Earthquakes written by Greg Roza and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2006-01-15 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives suggestions on how to prepare for and survive an earthquake.

Cities at Risk

Author : Pierre Filion
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317166035
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Cities at Risk written by Pierre Filion and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters. Interdependencies among urban populations mean that damage to the built environment, including water, sewer and energy infrastructure, can affect millions. Even if there is no change in the rate of occurrence of natural disasters (an unlikely prospect in the face of ongoing climate change) the potential for human and economic loss will continue to increase, along with the time required to recover. How do cities prepare for and recover from natural disasters? In this book, the authors provide a broad overview of the issues related to the impacts of disasters on cities around the world, from assessing risks to accounting for damages. The comparative approach across different types of disasters in a range of urban locations is useful in identifying opportunities for policy transfer. While there is no ’one size fits all’ solution to hazard mitigation, valuable lessons can be learned from the experiences of others. The chapters emphasize different modes for assessing hazard risk, as well as strategies for increasing the resiliency of vulnerable populations.