National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) 2
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) 2 : The four goals of NEHRP are: (1) Develop effective practices and policies for earthquake loss-reduction and accelerate their implementation. (2) Improve techniques to reduce seismic vulnerability of facilities and systems. (3) Improve seismic hazards identification and risk-assessment methods and their use. (4) Improve the understanding of earthquakes and their effects. (FEMA, About the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, January 16, 2008 mod.)