Geologic principles for prudent land use; a decisionmaker's guide for the San Francisco Bay region

Consulting engineer), and Tim Walsh (DGER). Administrative and clerical support by Michelle Davis and Mary Ann Shawver of DGER contributed substantially to the success of the workshop. This workshop represents the effort to synthesize the wealth of new data gathered under the aegis of the NEHRP program for the Puget Sound and Portland areas and to translate it into engineering practice so as to reduce the risk from future earthquakes in the region. Attendance by more than 300 scientists, engineers, emergency planners, and others attests to the strong interest in understanding regional earthquake hazards and reducing future personal and property losses.

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Proceedings of Conference LX: 4th Annual Workshop on "Earthquake Hazards in the Puget Sound and Portland areas"

Madin¹,

Noson²,

Yelin³

1990

“…These and other techniques are listed in Table 1 Associates, and others (1980), Brown and Kockelman (1983), Kockelman (1983), Blair and Spangle (1979), Nichols and Buchanan-Banks (1974), and Jaffee and others (1981). Preparedness measures can be taken anywhere from 1 to 20 weeks or more before an event.…”

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Reducing losses from earthquakes through personal preparedness

Kockelman¹

1984

Many ways have been developed for reducing earthquake hazards. Personal preparedness is just one of these ways and includes, among many others:inspecting and strengthening the home, organizing the neighborhood, and securing nonstructural objects. Personal preparedness is a very important phase in what should be an unbroken chain of tasks extending from long-term mitigation before an earthquake, through response during an earthquake, to recovery and reconstruction after an earthquake.

“…Many of the hazard reduction techniques have been discussed and illustrated by Blair and Spangle (1979), Kockelman and Brabb (1979), Brown and Kockelman (1983), Kockelman (1985Kockelman ( ,1986, Jochim and others (1988), Mader and Blair-Tyler (1988), Blair-Tyler and Gregory (1988), and the United Nations Office of the Disaster Relief Coordinator (Lohman and others, 1988).…”

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Techniques for reducing earthquake hazards; an introduction

Kockelman¹

1991

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Many techniques are available for reducing earthquake hazards; 36 are identified in this chapter. Six of these are described with examples redevelopment plans, regulatory zones, nonstructural building components, public information, unreinforced masonry buildings, and loss estimates. An overview of these techniques is useful to planners who implement hazard-reduction programs, to engineers who serve as advisors to local or state governments, and to decisionmakers who select the most appropriate technique for a given situation. Prerequisites for the successful use of these techniques are adequate and reliable scientific and engineering information, translation of such information for use by nontechnical users, and effective transfer of the translated information to those who will, or are required to, use it. List 1. EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS Incorporating hazard information into studies and plans Community-facilities inventories and plans Economic-development analysis and plans Emergency and public-safety plans Land-use and transportation inventories and plans *Redevelopment plans (pre-event and post-disaster) Utility inventories and plans Regulating development *Creating special hazard-reduction zones and regulations Enacting building and grading ordinances Enacting subdivision ordinances Requiring engineering, geologic, and seismologic reports Requiring investigations in hazardous areas Reviewing annexation, project, and rezoning applications Siting, designing, and constructing safe structures Evaluating specific sites for hazards Reconstructing after a disaster *Securing nonstructural building components and contents Selecting the most resistant building system and configuration Siting and designing critical facilities Training design professionals and building inspectors Discouraging new development in hazardous areas Adopting utility and public-facility service-area policies Clarifying the liability of developers and government officials Creating financial incentives and disincentives " Informing and educating the public Posting public signs that warn of potential hazards Requiring nonsubsidized insurance related to level of hazard Strengthening, converting, or removing unsafe structures Condemning and demolishing unsafe structures Reducing land-use intensities or building occupancies Relocating community facilities and utilities Repairing unsafe dams or lowering their impoundments Retrofitting bridges and overpasses *Strengthening unreinforced masonry buildings Preparing for and responding to emergencies and disasters Conducting emergency or disaster training exercises ^Estimating casualties, damage, and interruptions Initiating community and corporate education programs Operating monitoring, warning, and evacuation systems Preparing emergency response and recovery plans Providing for damage inspection, repair, and recovery * Technique described and illustrated in this chapter. Prerequisite to the use of these reduction techniques are scientific and engineering studies. S...