1999 Kocaeli and Düzce, Turkey, earthquakes
Subtitle: lessons for local governments on hazard mitigation strategies and human needs response planning
By: Association of Bay Area Governments; Jeanne B. Perkins, John R. Harrald, Irmak Renda-Tanali
Publisher: Association of Bay Area Governments
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
Subjects: Earthquakes; Safety measures; Buildings; Earthquake effects; Transportation; Soil dynamics; Historic sites; Lifeline earthquake engineering; Tremblements de terre; Constructions; Effets des tremblements de terre sur; Transport; Sols; Dynamique; Lieux historiques; Génie parasismique appliqué aux réseaux; Sécurité; Mesures
Other titles: Nineteen ninety-nine Kocaeli and Düzce, Turkey, earthquakes; Kocaeli and Düzce, Turkey, earthquakes; ABAG earthquake program
Notes: ABAG Publication Number: P02001EQK.

"The writing and production of this report was funded by Grant No. CMS-0085288 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with additional support from The George Washington University and the Association of Bay Area Governments."

Includes bibliographical references (page 8).
Table of contents: title: Background; title: Introduction; title: Mitigation guidelines may be developed centrally, but implementation of building codes and land use planning for new construction are the responsibility of local governments; title: Human needs services are delivered in the context of other damage; title: local government staff are first to respond to disasters, not social service agencies or the central government; title: Local governments need to plan to distribute data initially after the disaster, as well as for weeks and months as data are compiled; title: Conclusions; title: References and interviews conducted.