Geologic hazards and public problems : confeerence proceedings.

Conference held 27-28 May 1969

Volcanic hazards in Cascade Range -- Earthquake hazards -- Seismic sea waves (tsunamis) -- Land subsidence in Western United States -- Landslides -- The end of the tether -- Earthquake hazard abatement and land use planning: directions toward solutions -- Computer simulation of the earthquake hazard -- An engineer's perspective on geologic hazards -- National earthquake information center -- Simulation applications for disaster command and control -- The federal interests in earthquake and geologic hazards programs -- Hazards and the public: sell, scare, or communicate? -- Development pressures after the earthquake -- Geologic hazard reduction programs at the state level: the example of California -- Strainmenter measurements near the Wasatch Fault, Utah -- Santa Barbara and beyond -- A model seismic saftey program for the Bay region -- Seventeen years of response by the City of Los Angeles to geologic hazards -- Earthquake prediction and modification research in progress