Improved Seismic Monitoring - Improved Decision-Making
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Board on Earth Sciences and Resources / Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics / Committee on the Economic Benefits of Improved Seismic Monitoring
Improved Seismic Monitoring?Improved Decision-Making, describes and assesses the varied economic benefits potentially derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulations and strategies, improved understanding of earthquake processes, better engineering design, more effective hazard mitigation strategies, and improved emergency response and r...