@article{ref1,
title="Damage to urban infrastructure and other public property from the 1989 Loma Prieta (California) earthquake",
journal="Disasters",
year="1995",
author="French, S. P.",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="57-67",
abstract="This research project investigated the damage to public property caused by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The claims filed by state and local governments, special districts and non-profit organizations under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster assistance program were analyzed to understand better the pattern of damage caused by the earthquake. These claims accounted for nearly $600 million. The damage distribution was very skewed with eleven agencies claiming more than 70 per cent of this total. Non-profit agencies accounted for a surprisingly large portion of overall damage. Heavy damage was concentrated in relatively few areas. The extent of damage in an area was a function of concentration of property, site conditions, characteristics of building stock, and distance from the epicenter.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}