The scenarios are identical to those in On Shaky Ground. Research was conducted by ABAG and George Washington University. Uninhabitable Housing Files for Loma Prieta , January 1996. A PC-compatible diskette of the locations and characteristics of the housing units rendered uninhabitable by the Loma Prieta earthquake. Includes an analyses of the impacts on employment, retail sales, wages, and output.
Additional analysis is included for two hypothetical future earthquake scenarios.
Conslusions highlight the small impact of this earthquake on the region's economy and the importance of functioning infrastrucutre in minimizing impacts. Types of releases in past earthquakes, techniques for assessing and minimizing risk, ways to mitigate risk associated with tanks, pipes, and laboratory chemicals, use of secondary containment and chemical separation to mitigate risk, emergency response lessons, employee education programs, and program motivations. Short summary of hazardous materials releases in past earthquakes and mitigation techniques. A PC-compatible diskette of over 350 hazardous materials problems in 28 past earthquakes, including over 150 from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The file is a standard database file and can be used with dBASE, Foxbase, Foxpro or Clipper.