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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b3557491.
- catalog contributor b3557492.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "1: Earthquakes: A National Problem -- 2: A Conceptual Framework of Local Planning Response to Natural Hazards -- 3: Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Utah: The Salt Lake County Natural Hazards Ordinance -- 4: Seismic Safety in California: The Palo Alto Seismic Hazard Identification Program -- 5: Seismic Hazards in South Carolina: An Emerging Mitigation Program -- 6: Alternative Measures for Reducing Seismic Hazards -- 7: Local Earthquake Mitigation Programs -- 8: Adopting Planning Measures for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation -- 9: Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Interorganizational Relations, Program Support, Program Operations, and External Factors Related to Local Adoption of Planning Measures -- Appendix B: Variables and Measurements from the Survey Questionnaire.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-206) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xv, 210 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Planning for earthquakes.".
- catalog identifier "0801842557".
- catalog isFormatOf "Planning for earthquakes.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Planning for earthquakes.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "363.3/495/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Earthquakes United States.".
- catalog subject "Local government United States.".
- catalog subject "QE535.2.U6 B47 1992".
- catalog subject "Regional planning United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1: Earthquakes: A National Problem -- 2: A Conceptual Framework of Local Planning Response to Natural Hazards -- 3: Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Utah: The Salt Lake County Natural Hazards Ordinance -- 4: Seismic Safety in California: The Palo Alto Seismic Hazard Identification Program -- 5: Seismic Hazards in South Carolina: An Emerging Mitigation Program -- 6: Alternative Measures for Reducing Seismic Hazards -- 7: Local Earthquake Mitigation Programs -- 8: Adopting Planning Measures for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation -- 9: Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Interorganizational Relations, Program Support, Program Operations, and External Factors Related to Local Adoption of Planning Measures -- Appendix B: Variables and Measurements from the Survey Questionnaire.".
- catalog title "Planning for earthquakes : risk, politics, and policy / Philip R. Berke and Timothy Beatley.".
- catalog type "text".