Social impact of disasters books

Earthquakes are a serious threat to safety in retail buildings, be they malls or single tenant buildings, and pose...  Read More >>

This manual is intended to assist office building owners' personnel responsible for funding and operating existing...  Read More >>

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism,...  Read More >>

"Seismic risk management tools, including new seismic engineering technology and data, are now available to assist...  Read More >>

This rapid visual screening procedure has been developed for use in assessing risk of terrorist attack on standard...  Read More >>

The purpose of these Technical Fact Sheets, Home Builder's Guide to Construction in Wildfire Zones, is to provide...  Read More >>

Initial cost and loss of normal building use have been cited as major obstacles to implementation of seismic rehabilitation....  Read More >>

This primer, FEMA 429, Insurance, Finance, and Regulation Primer for Terrorism Risk Management in Buildings, is...  Read More >>

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed FEMA 459, Incremental Protection for Existing Commercial...  Read More >>

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed this publication, Site and Urban Design for Security:...  Read More >>

Earthquakes are a serious threat to safety in hotel and motel buildings and pose a significant potential liability...  Read More >>

The purpose of this primer is to introduce concepts that can help building designers, owners, and state and local...  Read More >>

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage to the coast along the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in...  Read More >>

The purpose of this primer is to provide the design community and school administrators with the basic principles...  Read More >>

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed this Risk Assessment, A How-To Guide to Mitigate Potential...  Read More >>

This manual is intended to provide guidance for engineers, architects, building officials, and property owners to...  Read More >>

The 2011 Coastal Construction Manual, Fourth Edition (FEMA P-55), is a two-volume publication that provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The 2011 Coastal Construction Manual, Fourth Edition (FEMA P-55), is a two-volume publication that provides a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Since 1979, FEMA has worked collaboratively with our federal partners; state, local, tribal, and territorial officials;...  Read More >>

This manual, part of the new Building Infrastructure Protection Series published by the United States (U.S.) Department...  Read More >>

Of the 500,000 or so detectable earthquakes that occur on Planet Earth each year, people will feel about 100,000...  Read More >>

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This guide has been prepared for direct dissemination to the general public and is based on the most reliable hazard...  Read More >>

The area within the Central United States (CUS) (i.e., Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri,...  Read More >>