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Multihazard Issues in the Central United States: Understanding the Hazards and Reducing the Losses

Abstract

  • Prepared by the Council on Disaster Risk Management of ASCE.

    This CDRM Monograph contains a collection of papers presented at a 2006 symposium on the natural and technological hazards occurring in the central United States, specifically in Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee. The papers cover frequent natural hazards—including floods, heat, winter storms, thunderstorms, earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, landslides, and tornadoes—as well as frequent technological hazards—including hazardous materials, nuclear incidents, dam failures, and terrorism. Papers briefly identify governmental regulations and describe details of major natural and technological hazards. This monograph outlines some of the more important issues that should be addressed in the development of comprehensive national and state hazard plans and action scenarios.

    This publication is invaluable to engineers involved in disaster risk assessment and mitigation, lifelines, and owners and operators of public and private infrastructure systems.

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Front Matter
i–v
    Chapter 1:
    Observations on Steps Toward Mitigating the Effects of Natural and Technological Hazards in the Central United States—An Introduction
    1–16
      Chapter 2:
      A Changing Perspective—Major Challenges
      17–20
        Chapter 3:
        The Context for Successful Loss Reduction from Natural and Technological Hazards as Applied to the Central and Eastern United States
        21–31
          Chapter 4:
          Thermoplastic Composite Structural Insulated Panels (CSIPS) for Disaster Mitigation Construction
          32–45
            Chapter 5:
            A New Mitigation Strategy—The Tennessee Multihazard Mitigation Consortium (TMMC)
            46–50
              Chapter 6:
              How Communities Implement Successful Mitigation Programs: Insights from the Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) Community Study
              51–73
                Chapter 7:
                Achieving Risk Reduction in Critical Infrastructure Systems
                74–83
                  Chapter 8:
                  The "Unknown" Seismic Hazard in East Tennessee and Potential Losses
                  84–93
                    Chapter 9:
                    Frequency of Hailstorms and the Resulting Damage in the Central United States
                    94–112
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                      Index
                      113–114