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The
Benfield Grieg Hazard Research is the First multidisciplinary natural
hazards research group in the U.K. which is engaged in all aspects of
natural hazards research , including volcanic eruptions, earthquake,
floods, Windstorm, and landslides. www.ucl.ac.uk/geolsci/research/ben-grei/
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Calfornia
Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering - CUREE-is a
nonprofit corporation formed by a consortium of schools devoted to the
advancement of earthquake engineering research,education and
implementation. CUREe's purposes include identifying new ways research
can solve earthquake problems , collecting and synthesizing information
and making it easily accesible , establishing national and international
hazard research a relationship, performing earthquake engineering and
releted research and educating experts , practitioners, students and the
public www.curee.org
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Center
for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis mainly
focuses on various aspects of earthquake science and engineering for
effective mitigation.http://www.ceri.memphis.edu
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Disaster
Prevention Research Institute, Research Center for Disaster Reduction
Systems , Kyoto University is Research Center for Disaster Reduction
Systems , which promotes and integrate various fields of research
dealing with catastrophic urban disasters affecting megacities.The goal
of the center is to minimize direct and indirect losses and reduce human
suffering that result from this type of natural disaster . http://www-drs.dpri.Kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Earthquake
Disaster Mitigation Research Center(EDM) is the foremost center for
earthquake disaster mitigation research in the Asia-Pacific region by
exchanging information and personnel with domestic and overseas
organizations.Research topics are selected with a view to bride the gap
between fundamental research by universities and practice-oriented
research by disaster management agencies. http://www.miki.riken.go.jp
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The
earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) is an organized research
unit of the University of California at Berkeley dedicated to research,
education , and dissemination of technical information in earthquake
engineering. The Center was founded in 1967 and continues today as a
world focal point for activities in the field of earthquake mitigation.http://www.eerc.edu
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The
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), is the principal
national nonprofit society of engineers, geoscientists, architects,
planners, public officials, and social scientists concerned about
earthquakes and their effects. The main objectives of the Institute are
the advancement of the science and practice of earthquake engineering,
and the solution of multidisciplinary problems in order to protect
people and property from the hazardous effects of earthquakes http://www.eeri.org
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John
A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Stanford University, located on
the Stanford University campus , was established in1974 as part of the
Department of Civil Engineering to promote research and deception in
earthquake engineering. The Blume Center conducts research, provides
instruction, publishers reports and articles, conducts seminars and
conference, and provides partial financial support for studentshttp://blume.stanford.edu
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Mid-America
Earthquake Center. The aim of the new Mid-America Earthquake Center is
to reduce potential earthquake losses in the central and eastern U.S.,
concentrating on problems associated with less frequent seismic events
and their consequences for individuals, economic systems and
infrastructure.http://mae.ce.uiuc.edu
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Multidisciplinary
center for Earthquake Engineering Research, State University of New York
at Buffalo established in September 1986; composed of a consortium of
institutions whose principal members include the University at Buffalo,
Cornell University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia
University, Princeton University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
and headquatered at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the
Multidisciplinary Centre for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
annual involves approximately 80 researchers at institutions throughout
the United State and the world in key earthquake engineering studies.http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoService/default.html
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Pacific
Earthquake Engineering Research Center is consortium of nine
institutions, will conduct research in five basic areas: 1)policy,
planning , and economics; 2 ) seismic hazards; 3 ) performance
assessment; 4 ) systems reliability; and . 5 ) innovative technologies.
The center has developed a busness and industrial partnership program ,
conduct urban demonstration projects to test research, and provide
education programs for both K-12 students and undergraduates.http://peer.berkley.edu
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Southern
California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California, founded
in 1991, the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), is a Science
and Technology Center of the National Science Foundation. SCEC brings
scientists together for joint research and problem solving to reduce
earthquake hazards in southern California.Http://www.scec.org
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