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200 10$aSnow avalanche hazards and mitigation in the United States /$fPanel on Snow Avalanches, Committee on Ground Failure Hazards Mitigation Research, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1990
215   $a1 online resource (96 p.)
300   $aOn cover: Committee on Ground Failure Hazards Mitigation Research, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
311   $a0-309-04335-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aIntro -- Snow Avalanche Hazards and Mitigation in the United States -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Snow Avalanche Problems -- 2 The Avalanche Phenomenon -- AVALANCHES-A TYPE OF GROUND FAILURE. -- CAUSES OF AVALANCHE RELEASE -- GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF AVALANCHE HAZARD -- ECONOMIC COSTS OF U.S. AVALANCHES -- EXAMPLES OF ECONOMIC IMPACT -- 3 Avalanche Management Policy in the United States -- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT -- CURRENT STATUS. -- COMMENTS -- 4 An International Perspective on Avalanche Management -- LEGISLATION -- HAZARD DELINEATION -- INSURANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF -- COMMENTS -- 5 Avalanche Control. -- ARTIFICIAL RELEASE OF AVALANCHES -- CONTROLLING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES -- MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES -- MECHANICAL COMPACTION AND DISRUPTION -- STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF AVALANCHES -- COMMENTS -- NOTES. -- 6 Forecasting Avalanches -- FORECASTING ORGANIZATIONS -- STATE OF THE FORECASTING ART -- COMMENTS -- 7 Avalanche Research -- INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS -- CURRENT STATUS OF AVALANCHE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES. -- COMMENTS -- NOTE -- 8 Problems in Communications -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER -- EDUCATION -- COMMENTS. -- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- NATIONAL LEADERSHIP -- Recommendations -- HAZARD DELINEATION AND REGULATION -- Recommendations -- CONTROL MEASURES -- Recommendations. -- FORECASTING -- Recommendations -- RESEARCH -- Recommendations -- COMMUNICATIONS -- Recommendations -- CONCLUDING REMARKS. -- References.
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