Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human DimensionsNational Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities National Academies Press, 10 авг. 2006 г. - Всего страниц: 408 Social science research conducted since the late 1970's 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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2 Societal Changes Influencing theContext of Research | 41 |
3 Social Science Research on HazardMitigation Emergency Preparednessand Recovery Preparedness | 71 |
4 Research on DisasterResponse and Recovery | 124 |
5 Interdisciplinary Hazards andDisaster Research | 180 |
Confronting the Challenges of DisasterRisk Reduction and Development | 216 |
7 The Role of StateoftheArt Technologiesand Methods for Enhancing Studies ofHazards and Disasters | 248 |
8 Knowledge Disseminationand Application | 286 |
9 The Present and Future Hazards andDisaster Research Workforce | 317 |
References | 340 |
Appendixes | 377 |
Appendix A Acronyms | 379 |
Appendix B Recommendations | 383 |
Appendix C Committee Biographies | 388 |
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