Earthquake prediction, opportunity to avert disaster : a conference on earthquake warning and response, held in San Francisco, California, on November 7, 1975 / contributions from City of San Francisco, Director of Emergency Services, National Science Foundation, Research Applications Directorate, State of California Office of Emergency Services Seismic Safety Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals Geological Survey, and, University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Sociology.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

California. Office of Emergency Services

National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Research Applications

University of California, Los Angeles

Series:

Geological Survey circular ; 729.

Geological Survey circular ; 729

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake prediction--Congresses.

Earthquake prediction.

Earthquakes--United States--Congresses.

Earthquakes.

Disaster relief--Research.

United States.

Genre:

Online resources.

proceedings (reports)

Conference papers and proceedings

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 35 pages) : illustrations.

Manufacture:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1978.

Other Title:

Conference on earthquake warning and response, held in San Francisco, California, on November 7, 1975

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1976.

Contents:

Welcoming remarks / by Edward P. Joyce, Director of Emergency Services, City of San Francisco

Earthquake forecasting : an opportunity / by Jack W. Carlson, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Energy and Minerals

Role of state government in earthquake warning / by Charles Manfred, Director, Office of Emergency Services, State of California

The status of earthquake prediction / by Robert M. Hamilton, Chief, Office of Earthquake Studies, U.S. Geological Survey

A federal plan for the issuance of earthquake predictions and warnings / by V.E. McKelvey, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Possible loss-reduction actions following an earthquake prediction / by Charles C. Thiel, Research Applications Directorate, National Science Foundation

Social economic, and political implications of earthquake prediction / by Ralph H. Turner, Department of Sociology, University of California at Los Angeles

Earthquake prediction is the beginning of problems

not the answer / by Karl V. Steinbrugge, Chairman, Seismic Safety Commission, State of California

Earthquake warning and response

a panel discussion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed July 1, 2015).

Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Earthquake prediction, opportunity to avert disaster

OCLC:

953209123