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HAZARD MAPPING


The San Francisco Bay Area - On Shaky Ground, April 1995, 56 pages. Describes the ground shaking hazard in the Bay Area and provides options for mitigating the hazard. Includes 14 map sheets of the San Francisco Bay Area at a scale of 1:1,000,000 [1 inch = 16 miles] showing earthquake hazards: [1] earthquake fault sources, [2] geologic materials and their ability to amplify ground shaking; [3] ground-shaking intensities from a modeled version of the Loma Prieta earthquake, and [4] ground-shaking intensities from an earthquake on 11 possible future earthquake scenarios.
Price: $13 + $3 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P95001EQK

Multi-Media CD-ROM - On Shaky Ground, April 1996. Contains text and maps from the report above as well as the city maps listed below. Includes animated graphics, earthquake damage photos, and video clips on how to retrofit homes.

Minimum System Requirements, MAC: Minimum System Requirements, Windows: Price: $35 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P96003EQK

Special: On Shaky Ground CD-ROM with Shaken Awake! report, (See description of the Shaken Awake! report below.)
Price: $40 + $7 postage & handling; CAT. NO. P96004EQK.

Computer Files - On Shaky Ground, April 1996. Includes: geologic materials amplification and ground-shaking intensities for 11 scenarios. Requires GIS system such as ArcInfo. Available in *.cas, *.dlg, *.bdf, and ArcInfo polygon coverage. (12 layers, one for each scenario). Specify desired layers and format when ordering.
Price: $125 per EACH data layer + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P96005EQK.

On Shaky Ground - City Maps, April 1995. City maps include local streets and show: 1) geologic materials and their ability to amplify ground-shaking, and 2) ground-shaking intensities for those earthquake scenarios where significant damage potential has been identified within the developed portion of the city. [Note that many of ABAG's City Earthquake Maps can be viewed online.]
Price varies: $6 to $30 (see below) + $4 postage and handling for up to four maps (+ $1 for each additional map, $15 maximum); CAT. NO. P95002EQK.

CIRCLE CITY MAPS ORDERED: Jump to a county category below or scroll down for the whole listing.

Alameda County Contra Costa County Marin County Napa County San Francisco County San Mateo County Santa Clara County Solano County Sonoma County


 
Maps for Alameda County
$18 A-1  Alameda
$ 8 A-2  Berkeley, Albany
$ 8 A-3  Castro Valley
$14 A-4  Dublin
$ 8 A-6  Fremont, Newark
$10 A-7  Hayward, Union City
$ 6 A-8  Livermore
$12 A-9  North and Central Oakland, and Piedmont, Emeryville
$12 A-10 East Oakland
$14 A-11 Pleasanton
$12 A-12 San Leandro
$ 8 A-13 San Lorenzo


 
Maps for Contra Costa County 
$10 C-1  Alamo
$ 6 C-2  Antioch
$ 6 C-20 Blackhawk
$ 6 C-3  Brentwood
$ 6 C-4  Clayton
$10 C-5  Concord
$ 8 C-6  Danville
$ 8 C-7  El Cerrito
$ 8 C-18 El Sobrante
$ 6 C-8  Hercules, Pinole
$ 8 C-19 Kensington
$12 C-9  Lafayette
$ 6 C-10 Martinez
$12 C-11 Moraga
$ 6 C-21 Oakley, Bethel Island
$ 8 C-12 Orinda
$ 6 C-13 Pittsburg
$ 8 C-14 Pleasant Hill
$10 C-15 Richmond, San Pablo
$14 C-16 San Ramon
$10 C-17 Walnut Creek


 
Maps for Marin County 
$14 M-1 Belvedere, Sausalito, Tiburon
$14 M-2 Corte Madera, Larkspur
$ 6 M-3 Fairfax
$12 M-4 Mill Valley
$ 8 M-5 Novato
$ 6 M-6 Ross, San Anselmo
$14 M-7 San Rafael

 
Maps for Napa County
$ 6 N-1 American Canyon
$ 6 N-2 Calistoga
$ 6 N-3 Napa
$ 6 N-4 St. Helena
$ 6 N-5 Yountville

 
Maps for San Francisco County
$14 SF-1 San Francisco

 
Maps for San Mateo County
$ 6 SM-1  Belmont, San Carlos
$ 6 SM-2  Burlingame, Millbrae, and Hillsborough
$ 6 SM-3  Daly City, Colma
$ 6 SM-13 El Granada, Montara, and Moss Beach
$ 6 SM-4  Foster City
$ 6 SM-5  Half Moon Bay
$ 6 SM-14 La Honda, Pescadero, and San Gregorio
$ 8 SM-6  Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, and Atherton
$ 6 SM-7  Pacifica
$ 6 SM-8  Portola Valley
$ 6 SM-9  Redwood City
$ 6 SM-10 San Mateo
$ 6 SM-11 South San Francisco, and Brisbane, San Bruno
$ 6 SM-12 Woodside

 
Maps for Santa Clara County
$ 6 SC-1  Cupertino
$ 6 SC-2  Gilroy
$ 6 SC-3  Los Altos, Los Altos Hills
$ 6 SC-5  Morgan Hill
$ 8 SC-6  Mountain View
$ 6 SC-7  Palo Alto
$10 SC-8x Northeast San Jose
$10 SC-9  Southeast San Jose
$10 SC-10 Southwest San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, and Monte Sereno
$10 SC-11x North and Central San Jose, Santa Clara, and Milpitas
$ 6 SC-12 Saratoga
$ 8 SC-13 Sunnyvale

 
Maps for Solano County
$ 8 SOL-1 Benicia
$ 6 SOL-2 Dixon
$ 6 SOL-3 Fairfield, Suisun City
$ 6 SOL-4 Rio Vista
$ 6 SOL-5 Vacaville
$12 SOL-6 Vallejo

 
Maps for Sonoma County
$ 6 SON-9 Boyes Hot Springs, Glen Ellen, and Kenwood
$ 6 SON-1 Cloverdale
$ 6 SON-2 Healdsburg
$ 8 SON-3 Petaluma
$ 6 SON-4 Rohnert Park, Cotati
$ 6 SON-5 Santa Rosa
$ 6 SON-6 Sebastopol
$ 6 SON-7 Sonoma
$ 6 SON-8 Windsor

Regionwide Earthquake Secondary Hazard Maps for Dam-Failure Inundation Areas, and Liquefaction Susceptibility. These two maps cover the entire nine-county region. The maps are blue-line single-color ozalid prints, rather than color printed maps. The map scale is 1:250,000; each map covers the region and is approximately 42" x 48". Please allow 4 working days for the prints to be ordered from the blue-line printing company.
Price: $10 + $7 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P95003EQK.


HOUSING AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS


Shaken Awake! Estimates of Uninhabitable Dwelling Units and Peak Shelter Populations in Future Earthquakes Affecting the San Francisco Bay Region , April 1996, 144 pages. Estimates the number of housing units likely to be uninhabitable, displaced populations, and people requiring public shelter following 11 likely future earthquakes. The scenarios are identical to those in On Shaky Ground. Research was conducted by ABAG and George Washington University.
Price: $15 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P96002EQK.

Special: On Shaky Ground CD-ROM with Shaken Awake! report, (See a description of the Shaken Awake!report below.)
Price: $40 + $7 postage & handling CAT. NO. P96004EQK.

Shaken Awake! Uninhabitable Housing Files for Loma Prieta, January 1996. A PC-compatible diskette of the locations and characteristics of the housing units rendered uninhabitable by the Loma Prieta earthquake. Format: *.dbf.
Price: $25 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P96001EQK.

Macroeconomic Effects of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, November 1991, 48 pages. Includes an analyses of the impacts on employment, retail sales, wages, and output. Additional analysis is included for two hypothetical future earthquake scenarios. Conslusions highlight the small impact of this earthquake on the region's economy and the importance functioning infrastrucutre in minimizing economic impacts in future earthquakes.
Price: $7 + $3 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P91001EQK.


EARTHQUAKES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS


Hazardous Materials Problems in Earthquakes:

Report: A Guide to their Cause and Mitigation, November 1990, 72 pages. Types of releases in past earthquakes, techniques for assessing and minimizing risk, ways to mitigate risk associated with tanks, pipes, and laboratory chemicals, use of secondary containment and chemical separation to mitigate risk, emergency response lessons, employee education programs, and program motivations.
Price: $12 + $3 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P90002EQK.

Executive Summary, November 1990, 6-page brochure. Short summary of hazardous materials releases in past earthquakes and mitigation techniques.
Price: $3 + $1 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P90003EQK.

Background Materials, September 1990, 281 pages. A volume containing selected articles and papers dealing with hazardous materials problems in earthquake and mitigation strategies, including [1] checklists and guidelines, [2] general articles, [3] background information, [4] company and local government programs, [5] legislation and regulations, and [6] references.
Price: $15 plus $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P90001EQK.

DATABASE, September 1990
A PC-compatible diskette of over 350 hazardous materials problems in 28 past earthquakes, including over 150 from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The file is a standard database file and can be used with dBASE, Foxbase, Foxpro or Clipper. The database has 17 fields: Name of Earthquake, Location, Date of Earthquake, Time of Earthquake, Magnitude, Company, Address, City, County, Problem [grouped into 13 categories], Material, Quantity, Units, Comments, Contained, Clean-up and Source.
Price: $20 + $3 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P90005EQK.

Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes: Existing Programs, Sources, and Mitigation Strategies, November 1991, 374 pages. A binder containing three documents prepared by ABAG for the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Los Angeles region: 1) Review of Emergency Preparedness Programs for Preventing or Controlling Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes; 2) Sources of Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes; and 3) Manual of Techniques for Preventing or Controlling Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes.
Price: $20 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P91002EQK.


BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LIABILITY


The Liability of Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses:

Executive Summary, April 1984, 8-page brochure. (Multiple copy discount.)
Price: $3 + $1 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P84003EQK.

Background Research Reports, September 1984, 199 pages. Includes the text of five background reports prepared for a project on earthquake hazards and liability: [1] Private Sector Tort Liability: Safety Incentives, and Earthquakes; [2] Perceptions of Experts on Earthquake-Related Knowledge; [3] Tort Liability of Private Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses_A Review of Current California Law; [4] The Impact of Tort Liability on the Willingness of Companies to Mitigate Earthquake Hazards; and [5] Approaches for Improving Tort Liability Effectiveness in Promoting Earthquake Safety.
Price: $15 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P84005EQK.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIABILITY


The Liability of Local Governments for Earthquake Hazards and Losses:

Report: A Guide to the Law and its Impacts in the States of Alaska, California, Utah and Washington, February 1989, 52 pages. Includes discussions on rules governing the legal liability of local governments for earthquake hazards and losses, the effect of liability rules on earthquake safety mitigation programs, several hypothetical situations, and approaches for using liability to promote safety.
Price: $12 + $3 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P88003PLN.

Executive Summary, February 1989, 8-page brochure. (Multiple copy discount.)
Price: $3 + $1 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P89001PLN.

Background Research Reports, October 1988, 295 pages. Includes the text of three background reports prepared for a project on earthquake hazards and local government liability: [1] Update on Local Government Liability for Earthquake-Related Injuries and Damages; [2] Key Statutes and Cases; and [3] The Impact of Tort Liability on Local Government Programs Related to Earthquake Hazards and Losses.
Price: $15 + $5 postage and handling; CAT. NO. P88004PLN.


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