The Northridge Earthquake

The Northridge Earthquake

Author: Robert Bolin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-19

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1134682328

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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.


Directory of Northridge Earthquake Research

Directory of Northridge Earthquake Research

Author: Brian Cowan

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2000-07

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0788187406

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This invitation conference, held Dec. 2 and 3, 1994, included earth scientists, engineers, social scientists, agency program managers, and practitioners and others who implement earthquake research. Chapters include: NSF-funded Northridge Earthquake researchers; summary of USGS Northridge supplementary funding; NIST Northridge research; FEMA Northridge research; organizational research programs: Calif. Div. of Mines and Geology, Calif. Seismic Safety Comm., EERI, NCEER, NHRAIC, Rand Critical Technologies Inst., and SAC Joint Venture; Info. Services: EERC-NISEE, NCEER Info. Services, and OES DFO; and individuals' research projects.


The Northridge Earthquake

The Northridge Earthquake

Author: Robert Bolin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-19

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1134682336

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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.


The Northridge Earthquake

The Northridge Earthquake

Author: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Conference

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Proceedings from a 1996 conference held in Pasadena, California, supported financially by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, directed toward decision makers in the built environment, focused on the Northridge earthquake as an economic event, reviewing the losses by public and private sector, the level of financial assistance, resources for recovery, and the availability of federal and private insurance funds. The proceedings include four commissioned papers, a banquet presentation, and abstracts of panelists' presentations.


Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine

Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine

Author: Kristi L. Koenig

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 1107040752

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This is the definitive reference on disaster medicine, outlining areas of proficiency for health care professionals handling mass casualty crises.