The human equation in earthquake prediction and warning.

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Mileti, Dennis S

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: MAY 1985Description: 10p., 13 refs, 4 figsSubject(s):

Subject: From both policy and academic viewpoints, some of the important issues to address in designing an earthquake warning system are comparable to those suggested by general research and knowledge on how people and organizations respond to prediction and warnings of other hazardous events. It is the purpose of this paper to review policy needs in the context of scientific knowledge about prediction-warning response, the policy status-quo, and constraints to future policy innovations.

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Reprinted from Policy Studies Review; May 1985; Vol. 4 No. 4; pp725-733

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From both policy and academic viewpoints, some of the important issues to address in designing an earthquake warning system are comparable to those suggested by general research and knowledge on how people and organizations respond to prediction and warnings of other hazardous events. It is the purpose of this paper to review policy needs in the context of scientific knowledge about prediction-warning response, the policy status-quo, and constraints to future policy innovations.

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