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Describes and assesses the varied economic benefits derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved understanding of earthquake processes, better engineering design, and more.

Table of Contents
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The Role of Seismic Monitoring in Decision-Making; 5 3 Conceptual Framework for Benefit Estimation and a Taxonomy of Benefits; 6 4 Benefits from Improved Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Forecasting; 7 5 Benefits from Improved Loss Estimation Models; 8 6 Benefits from Performance-Based Engineering; 9 7 Benefits for Emergency Response and Recovery; 10 8 Integrating the Benefits--Conclusions and Recommendations; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Excerpts from Bernknopf et al. (1993), "Societal Value of Geologic Maps"; 13 Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographies; 14 Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Improved Seismic Monitoring Improved

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      Publisher National Academies Press
      Published 2 April 2006
      ISBN-13 9780309096959
      978-0309096959
      ISBN-10 0309096952
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Volcanology and seismology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Describes and assesses the varied economic benefits derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved understanding of earthquake processes, better engineering design, and more.

      Table of Contents
      1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The Role of Seismic Monitoring in Decision-Making; 5 3 Conceptual Framework for Benefit Estimation and a Taxonomy of Benefits; 6 4 Benefits from Improved Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Forecasting; 7 5 Benefits from Improved Loss Estimation Models; 8 6 Benefits from Performance-Based Engineering; 9 7 Benefits for Emergency Response and Recovery; 10 8 Integrating the Benefits--Conclusions and Recommendations; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Excerpts from Bernknopf et al. (1993), "Societal Value of Geologic Maps"; 13 Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biographies; 14 Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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