Public Policy
Publications that focus on public policy primarily document the development of decision-making tools to assist hospital administrators make sound seismic retrofit investments.
Structural and Nonstructural Earthquake Design: The Challenge of Integrating Specialty Areas in Designing Complex Critical Facilities
W.J. Petak and D.J. Alesch; MCEER-08-0014; 4/30/2008; 70 pages; $25
Hazard Mitigation Investment Decision Making: Organizational Response to Legislative Mandate
L.A. Arendt, D.J. Alesch and W.J. Petak; MCEER-07-0002; 4/9/2007; 94 pages; $25
White Paper on the SDR Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction
M.Bruneau, A. Filiatrault, G. Lee, T. O'Rourke, A. Reinhorn, M. Shinozuka and K. Tierney; MCEER-05-SP09; 12/5/2006; 40 pages; $25; This report can be downloaded in PDF format from here.
Seismic Safety in California Hospitals: Assessing an Attempt to Accelerate the Replacement or Seismic Retrofit of Older Hospital Facilities
D.J. Alesch, L.A. Arendt and W.J. Petak; MCEER-05-0006; 6/6/2005; 104 pages; $25
Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Policies: Stage 1 Report
D.J. Alesch and W.J. Petak; MCEER-01-0004; 12/17/2001; 108 pages; $25
