Final Summary Report

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• Cover (528 kb pdf)
• Acknowledgements (281 kb pdf)
• Title page (20 kb pdf)
• About This Study   (370 kb pdf)
• Our Process at a Glance/Table of Contents
  (37 kb pdf)
• Executive Summary (291 kb pdf)
• Key Findings (579 kb pdf)
• Why Is This Study Significant? (833 kb pdf)
• How Should This Study Be Used? (413 kb pdf)
• Earthquakes in the Region (1.7 mb pdf)
• Value at Risk (5.06 mb pdf)
• Our Research Process (492 kb pdf)
• Assessing Earthquake Hazards: Two Methods
  (922 kb pdf)
• Rock and Soil Types in the Region (469 kb pdf)
  • Mapping Soil Types in the Region
    (772 kb pdf)
  • Soil Types in Manhattan (922 kb pdf)
  • Mapping Soil Types in Manhattan
    (546 kb pdf)
  • Expected Ground Shaking (764 kb pdf)
• Building Types and Value in the Region (648 kb pdf)
  • Building Types in Manhattan (671 kb pdf)
  • Building Types in Manhattan Neighborhoods (108 kb pdf)
  • Building Damage in Manhattan (112 kb pdf)
  • Building Losses in the Region (1 mb pdf)
• Results
  • Injuries (1.49 mb pdf)
  • Casualties (953 kb pdf)
  • Shelter (3 mb pdf)
  • Critical Facilities (5.5 mb pdf)
  • Hospitals (811 kb pdf)
  • Police Stations (738 kb pdf)
  • Fire Stations (584 kb pdf)
  • Debris (1.2 kb pdf)
• Implementation: What is Being Done? (55 kb pdf)
• Applications
  • Predicting Losses: Upstate NY Application
    (43 kb pdf)
  • Estimating Damage: WTC Application
    (1.21 mb pdf)
• Future Work: What Still Needs to be Done?
  (1.28 mb pdf)
• Anatomy of Regional Risks (848 kb pdf)
• Glossary (39 kb pdf)
• References and Related Publications (34 kb pdf)
• Back Cover (19 kb pdf)

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