Improved seismic monitoring : improved decision-making : assessing the value of reduced uncertainty /

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Improved Seismic Monitoring, Improved Decision-Making, describes and assesses the varied economic benefits potentially derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Economic Benefits of Improved Seismic Monitoring, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Seismology.
Sismologie.
NATURE > Earthquakes & Volcanoes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Seismology & Volcanism.
Seismology
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) > Andre fag
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Role of Seismic Monitoring in Decision-Making
  • 3 Conceptual Framework for Benefit Estimation and a Taxonomy of Benefits
  • 4 Benefits from Improved Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Forecasting
  • 5 Benefits from Improved Loss Estimation Models
  • 6 Benefits from Performance-Based Engineering
  • 7 Benefits for Emergency Response and Recovery
  • 8 Integrating the Benefitsâ€? Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A Excerpts from USGS Circular 1111Appendix B Committee and Staff Biographies
  • Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations

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