Reduction of earthquake risk in the united states: Bridging the gap between research and practice

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-180

  Hays, Walter W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake damage scenarios; Earthquake hazards; Earthquake risk; Hazard assessment; Loma prieta earthquake; Mitigation; National earthquake hazards reduction program; Northridge earthquake; Preparedness; Risk assessment; Risk management; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EARTHQUAKE RISK;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

EID: 0032069976     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.669765     Document Type: Article

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