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The results are new fire safety guidelines and a plan of action for implementation.
Author : James D. Kemper
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Page : 83 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2009
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The results are new fire safety guidelines and a plan of action for implementation.
Author : Los Angeles County (Calif.). Forestry Department
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Page : 7 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 199?
Category : Vegetation management
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,83 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309444535
Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globe's economic activity and offered social mobility and economic prosperity to millions by clustering creative, innovative, and educated individuals and organizations. Clustering populations, however, can compound both positive and negative conditions, with many modern urban areas experiencing growing inequality, debility, and environmental degradation. The spread and continued growth of urban areas presents a number of concerns for a sustainable future, particularly if cities cannot adequately address the rise of poverty, hunger, resource consumption, and biodiversity loss in their borders. Intended as a comparative illustration of the types of urban sustainability pathways and subsequent lessons learned existing in urban areas, this study examines specific examples that cut across geographies and scales and that feature a range of urban sustainability challenges and opportunities for collaborative learning across metropolitan regions. It focuses on nine cities across the United States and Canada (Los Angeles, CA, New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Grand Rapids, MI, Flint, MI, Cedar Rapids, IA, Chattanooga, TN, and Vancouver, Canada), chosen to represent a variety of metropolitan regions, with consideration given to city size, proximity to coastal and other waterways, susceptibility to hazards, primary industry, and several other factors.
Author : Charles Scawthorn
Publisher : ASCE Publications
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780784475515
Prepared by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE. This TCLEE Monograph covers the entire range of fire following earthquake (FFE) issues, from historical fires to 20th-century fires in Kobe, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Northridge. FFE has the potential of causing catastrophic losses in the United States, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and other seismically active countries with wood houses. This comprehensive book on FFE and urban conflagrations provides state-of-the-practice insight on unique issues, such as large diameter flex hose applications by fire and water departments. Topics include: History of past fires; Computer modeling of fire spread in the post-earthquake urban environment; Concurrent damage and fire impacts for water, power gas, communication and transportation systems; Examples of reliable water systems built or designed in San Francisco, Vancouver, Berkeley, and Kyoto; Use of large diameter (5 in.) and ultralarge diameter (12 in.) flex hose for fire fighting and water restoration; and Cost-effectiveness of various FFE mitigation strategies, with a detailed benefit-cost model. Water utility engineers, fire fighting professionals, and emergency response planners will benefit from reading this book.
Author : Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1604697105
Los Angeles may have a reputation as a concrete jungle, but in reality, it’s incredibly biodiverse, teeming with an amazing array of animals and plants. You just need to know where to find them. Wild LA—from the experts at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County—is the guidebook you’ve been waiting for. Equal parts natural history book, field guide, and trip planner, Wild LA has something for everyone. You’ll learn about the factors shaping LA nature—including flood, fire, and climate change—and find profiles of over one hundred local species, from sea turtles to rare plants to Hollywood's famous mountain lion, P-22. Also included are day trips that detail which natural wonders you can experience on hiking trails, in public parks, and in your own backyard.
Author : California. Department of Water Resources
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Page : 476 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Water conservation
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Author : Stephanie S. Pincetl
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 2003-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801873126
In Transforming California, Stephanie Pincetl argues that the transformation of nature in order to enhance economic development lies at the heart of much of the state's recent history. She sees late-twentieth-century California on a path of continued environmental degradation, gripped by cynicism about government. Transforming California describes the evolution of the state's institutions of government as they apply to land use and development, and it shows how land-use decisions affect people's quality of life and their daily interactions with each other and with their environment. Pincetl offers an alternative vision for the renewal of the democratic spirit and process in California and for a reconciliation with nature.
Author : Jon E. Keeley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521824915
Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.
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Page : 106 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Flood control
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Page : 918 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 2010
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