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Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions


		REFERENCES		340
		APPENDIXES
		A Acronyms		379
		B Recommendations		383
		C Committee Biographies		388

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Front Matter (R1-R14)

Summary (1-10)

1 Introduction (11-40)

2 Societal Changes Influencing the Context of Research (41-70)

3 Social Science Research on Hazard Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness, and Recovery Preparedness (71-123)

4 Research on Disaster Response and Recovery (124-179)

5 Interdisciplinary Hazards and Disaster Research (180-215)

6 International Research:Confronting the Challenges of Disaster Risk Reduction and Development (216-247)

7 The Role of State-of-the-Art Technologies and Methods for Enhancing Studies of Hazards and Disasters (248-285)

8 Knowledge Dissemination and Application (286-316)

9 The Present and Future Hazards and Disaster Research Workforce (317-339)

References (340-376)

Appendix A Acronyms (377-382)

Appendix B Recommendations (383-387)

Appendix C Committee Biographies (388-394)