Citation
(2003), "The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in NEHRP Investing in a Safer Future", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 12 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2003.07312dab.013
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in NEHRP Investing in a Safer Future
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in NEHRP – Investing in a Safer Future
John R. Filson, Jill McCarthy, William L. Ellsworth and Mary Lou ZobackUS Geological Survey Sheet 017-0320036 pp.Free
Copies may be obtained from the US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Tel: (703) 648 6714; Web site: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs017-03/fs017-03.pdf
In 1977, Congress authorized the creation of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) to improve understanding of earthquake hazards and to mitigate their effects. After 25 years of NEHRP, the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program is implementing research results to mitigate the effects of earthquakes through active collaboration with state geological surveys, emergency response officials, earthquake engineers, governments, and the public. NEHRP's work has resulted in dramatic improvements in earthquake preparedness and public safety in the USA, and this fact sheet provides an overview.