| Abstract: | The Seattle, Washington, area is known for its livability and its magnificent natural setting. The city and nearby communities are surrounded by an abundance of rivers and lakes and by the bays of Puget Sound. Two majestic mountain ranges, the Olympics and the Cascades, rim the region. These splendid natural features are products of dynamic forces -- landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, glaciers, volcanoes, and floods. The same processes that formed this beautiful landscape pose hazards to the ever-growing population of the region. To maintain the Seattle area‘s livability, public and private policymakers must learn to manage the area‘s vulnerability to natural hazards to protect its three million residents from loss and damage from future disasters. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is working with other Federal and State agencies, the city of Seattle, and other local governments to provide necessary scientific information that will help communities manage the natural hazards. This information will be useful in planning future development, siting public facilities and businesses, and developing effective emergency plans. -- Gori, et.al., 1999 |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 27375 |
| Citation Author: | Gori, Paula L.; Driedger, Carolyn L.; Randall, Sharon L. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 1 folded sheet ([4] p.) :col. ill., col. map ;28 x 44 cm. folded to 28 x 22 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 99-4182 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Learning to live with geologic and hydrologic hazards; 1999; WRI; 99-4182; Gori, Paula L.; Driedger, Carolyn L.; Randall, Sharon L. |
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| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Learning to live with geologic and hydrologic hazards; 1999; WRI; 99-4182; Gori, Paula L.; Driedger, Carolyn L.; Randall, Sharon L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Hazards/Publications/WRI99-4182/framework.html |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 May 2001 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
