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NEXT GENERATION OF HAZARDS AND DISASTERS RESEARCHERS
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This page contains key resources for those interested in delving into the study of natural hazards. This page will be constantly updated, and includes links to key university research centers, federal agencies that have a role in disasters, and other resources. Feel free to write to tom_birkland@ncsu.edu to suggest additions and updates to this list. Federal Agencies National Science Foundation including the program that funded this project, and that funds much of the social science research in natural hazards, information on which is available here. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency University and Other Research Centers Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Center for Natural and Technological Hazards, University of Utah Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University Center for Natural Hazards Research, East Carolina University Center for Hazards Assessment Response and Technology (CHART), University of New Orleans Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, Louisiana State University MCEER, University at Buffalo (SUNY) Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, University of South Carolina National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder For a more comprehensive list of academic centers and institutes that study hazards and disasters, see http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/centers/ Other Organizations Earthquake Engineering Research institute Association of State Floodplain Managers Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)
Key Publications International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (JHSEM) The following website includes a list of hazards and disaster-related newsletters, scholarly journals, and other periodicals: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library/periodicals.html Disaster Statistics and Data Sets The Institute for Business and Home Safety: http://www.disastersafety.org/ Public Entity Risk Institute: http://www.riskinstitute.org/peri/ World Disasters Report: http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/ United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: http://www.unisdr.org/disaster-statistics/introduction.htm Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters Database: http://www.cred.be/ Social Vulnerability Index for the United States: http://webra.cas.sc.edu/hvri/products/sovi.aspx The following website offers links to a number of national and international disaster statistics: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/web/statistics.html Internet Sites by Hazard The following website includes an annotated list of websites, categorized by hazard type: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/web/ Library Databases You can search the Natural Hazards Center and the Disaster Research Center library databases on-line using the following websites: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library/ and http://www.udel.edu/DRC/E.L.%20Quarantelli%20Resource%20Collection/D-space.html FEMA Information Resource Library: http://www.fema.gov/library/ National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PILOTS Database: http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/publications/pilots/ LexisNexis Academic, EBSCO Academic Premier, JSTOR, etc.: Check with your library for access information to these databases. Hazards and Disaster Preparedness and Response Organizations International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: http://www.ifrc.org/ American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/ U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): http://www.fema.gov/ FEMA for Kids: http://www.fema.gov/kids/ Children’s Disaster Services, Church of the Brethren: http://www.brethren.org/genbd/ersm/dcc.htm Catholic Charities USA: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/ Mennonite Disaster Service: http://www.mds.mennonite.net/ Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: http://www.pcusa.org/pda/ United Methodist Committee on Relief: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/ National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: http://www.nvoad.org/ PrepareNow.org: Supporting Special Needs and Vulnerable Populations in Disaster: http://www.preparenow.org/ The following website offers links to a comprehensive list of U.S. and international governmental, private, non-profit, and faith-based organizations dealing with hazards and disasters: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/web/relief.html Photographs and Other Images of Hazards and Disasters FEMA Photo Library: http://www.photolibrary.fema.gov/photolibrary/ Visit the following website to find visual images of hazards and disasters on the Internet: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/web/photos.html
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