Title Facing hazards and disasters : understanding human dimensions / Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages) : illustrations Contents FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Societal Changes Influencing the Context of Research -- 3 Social Science Research on HazardMitigation, Emergency Preparedness, and Recovery Preparedness -- 4 Research on DisasterResponse and Recovery -- 5 Interdisciplinary Hazards and Disaster 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 of Hazards and Disasters 8 Knowledge Disseminationand Application9 The Present and Future Hazards and Disaster Research Workforce -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Acronyms -- Appendix B Recommendations -- Appendix C Committee Biographies Summary "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"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-375) Notes Print version record Subject Emergency management -- United States Hazard mitigation -- United States Disaster relief -- United States. Emergency management. Civil defense. Disasters. Research. Social sciences. Disaster Planning Civil Defense Disasters Relief Work Research Social Sciences disaster planning. disasters. research (function) social sciences. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief. Social sciences Research Disasters Civil defense Disaster relief Emergency management Hazard mitigation United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. ISBN 9780309659857 030965985X

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