Publisher's Synopsis
Proceedings of the Conference sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington, DC, December 3-5 1996. This concise collection of peer-reviewed papers covers all the various aspects of natural disasters and disaster reduction. Emphasized is the strong need for a coordinated program for the design of structures that are adequate in their resistance to natural hazards that will lead to a reduction in injuries, deaths, and property damage. Topics include earthquake hazard analysis risk assessment, international regional programs and plans recent disasters damage evaluation performance of structures flood forecasting innovation solutions design and construction codes and standards.
