Picture windows of opportunity
Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS)
By: S. Matt
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Abstract
We hate to say that we need a moderate earthquake every once in a while, but experience shows that it surely helps to sell all kinds of seismic safety programs
- It took the 933 Long Beach earthquake to get the Field Act passed in California requiring the strengthening of our public schools.
- It took the 197 San Fernando earthquake for Los Angeles to enact a retrofit ordinance requiring reinforcement of demolition of our 8,000 unreinforced masonry buildings, and the 1985 Mexico City earthquake to shorten its compliance period.
- It took the 1983 Coalinga earthquake to get the State of California to require the identification of unreinforced masonry buildings in risk areas throughout the state.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Picture windows of opportunity |
| Series title | Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S Geological Survey |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 174 |
| Last page | 177 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |