Facing Hazards and Disasters:

Understanding Human Dimensions

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Publication Year:2006

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Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Introduction	11-40	(skim)
2 Societal Changes Influencing the Context of Research	41-70	(skim)
3 Social Science Research on Hazard Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness, and Recovery Preparedness	71-123	(skim)
4 Research on Disaster Response and Recovery	124-179	(skim)
5 Interdisciplinary Hazards and Disaster Research	180-215	(skim)
6 International Research:Confronting the Challenges of Disaster Risk Reduction and Development	216-247	(skim)
7 The Role of State-of-the-Art Technologies and Methods for Enhancing Studies of Hazards and Disasters	248-285	(skim)
8 Knowledge Dissemination and Application	286-316	(skim)
9 The Present and Future Hazards and Disaster Research Workforce	317-339	(skim)
References	340-376	(skim)
Appendix A Acronyms	377-382	(skim)
Appendix B Recommendations	383-387	(skim)
Appendix C Committee Biographies	388-394	(skim)

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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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