Methods for the evaluation of alternative disaster warning systems. Executive summary
Abstract
Methods for estimating the economic costs and benefits of the transmission-reception and reception-action segments of a disaster warning system (DWS) are described. Methods were identified for the evaluation of the transmission and reception portions of alternative disaster warning systems. Example analyses using the methods identified were performed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- February 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977STIN...7721260A
- Keywords:
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- Disasters;
- Safety Management;
- Warning Systems;
- Decision Making;
- Economic Analysis;
- Transmission Efficiency;
- Transmitter Receivers;
- Engineering (General)