INTERGOVERNMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING CODES WITH LATERAL FORCE PROVISIONS |
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| Authors: | Alvin H. Mushkatel Louis F. Weschler |
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| Affiliation: | ALVIN H. MUSHKATEL is an Associate Professor of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. He has written extensively in the areas of hazard mitigation and urban policy and is Director of Applied Urban Research in Urban Studies at Arizona State University.;LOUIS F. WESCHLER is Professor and Eirector of the Doctor of Public Administration program at the School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University. His recent work includes articles on co-production of urban services, public choice theory, and water resources management in the southwest. |
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| Abstract: | Building-code revisions and land-use planning are recognized as potential solutions to the threat posed by hazardous structures in seismically active regions. Their implementation, however, is problematic and several Impediments to action on building codes are analyzed. The authors recommend a system of incentives to overcome these barriers including federally subsidized insurance, low interest loans, and joint state-local policy ventures with technical assistance provided by federal agencies. |
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