Technical reports on regional planning to reduce earthquake risk

The following documents are all technical in nature and are of most interest to regional planners and residents interested in regional planning.

Earthquake Alaska--Are we prepared? Edited by R. Combellick, R. Head, and R. Updike, 1994, 192 pages, U.S.G.S. Open File Report 94-218.

Seismic hazard mitigation: Planning and implementation, the Alaska case. By L.L. Selkregg and J. Preuss, 1984, University of Alaska Anchorage, 332 pages. $26.50 + $2.00 P&H. By mail from University of Alaska Anchorage Bookstore, 2905 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508.

Probabilistic seismic hazard maps for Alaska. By R. Wesson, A. Frankel, C. Mueller, and S. Harmsen, 1999, Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps of Alaska: U.S.G.S. Open-File Report 99-36.

Geologic-hazards mitigation in Alaska: Areview of federal, state, and local policies. By R.A. Combellick, 1985, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 35, 70 pages, $3.00

Seismic hazards and land-use planning. By D.R. Nichols and J.M. Buchanan-Banks, 1974, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 690, 33 pages, free.

Seismic safety and land-use planning--Selected examples from California. By M.L. Blair and W.E. Spangle, 1979, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 941-B, 82 pages, $6.50

Putting seismic safety policies to work. By M. Blair-Tyler and P.A. Gregory, 1988, 44 pages. $8.00 + $1.75 P&H. ABAG/OES, 1300 Clay St., Oakland, CA  94064, (510) 286-0895.

A workshop on "Evaluation of regional and urban earthquake hazards and risk in Alaska." Edited by W. Hayes and P. Gori, 1986, 386 pages, $68.00 paper, $4.00 microfiche.

Anchorage Coastal Resources Atlas. Municipality of Anchorage, 1981-1982, v. 1-4. Available at libraries.

How to obtain copies

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