This monograph attempts to amalgamate recent research input comprising the vivifying components or urban seismology at a level useful to those having an interest in the earthquake and its effects upon an urban environment. However, because some of those interested in the earthquake- urban problem may not have a strong background in the physical sciences.

G. Lennis Berlin, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.

1. Earthquake Prediction 2. Earthquake Control 3. Earthquake-Resistant Provisions for Structures 4. Building and Lifeline Responses to Earthquakes