- 409 pages
- English
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About this book
Social science research conducted since the late 1970s has contributed greatly to society's ability to mitigate and adapt to natural, technological, and willful disasters. However, as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and other recent events, hazards and disaster research and its application could be improved greatly. In particular, more studies should be pursued that compare how the characteristics of different types of events-including predictability, forewarning, magnitude, and duration of impact-affect societal vulnerability and response. This book includes more than thirty recommendations for the hazards and disaster community.
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Table of contents
- FrontMatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Societal Changes Influencing theContext of Research
- 3 Social Science Research on HazardMitigation, Emergency Preparedness,and Recovery Preparedness
- 4 Research on DisasterResponse and Recovery
- 5 Interdisciplinary Hazards andDisaster Research
- 6 International Research:Confronting the Challenges of DisasterRisk Reduction and Development
- 7 The Role of State-of-the-Art Technologiesand Methods for Enhancing Studies ofHazards and Disasters
- 8 Knowledge Disseminationand Application
- 9 The Present and Future Hazards andDisaster Research Workforce
- References
- Appendixes
- Appendix A Acronyms
- Appendix B Recommendations
- Appendix C Committee Biographies