University of Colorado Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.
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Quick response research report volume 131
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Examines the roles humans play in causing "natural disasters".
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 135
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Impact of a combination of major natural disasters on poor, rural women in India.
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Quick response research report volume 102
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
City and medical officials were interviewed regarding the emergency medical response to the Kobe quake to determine the extent and role of lay person's response to the injured.
25) Transition from response to recovery: a look at the Lancaster, Texas tornado : final project report
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Quick response research report volume 79
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
This study looks at one incident (i.e., a tornado), and describes transition from response to recovery disaster activities.
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Quick response research report volume 147
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
The question guiding this study aims to explain what the response of faith communities are and what kinds of services they provide to victims in the immediate aftermath of a mass tragedy.
Author
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Quick response research report volume 142
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Studies the degree of citizen involvement in the planning of recovery and the degree to which recovery was incorporating mitigation of the impacts of future extreme natural events (more earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, volcanic eruptions).
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Quick response research report volume 161
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Studies the effects of a tornado on an urbanized area. Fujita Scale does not describe urban types of damage effectively, which could lead to difficulties in the Fujita Scale damage assessment process.
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Natural hazard research working paper volume 100
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Using material on a recent earthquake in Afghanistan as well as insights from theories of disaster management and organizational networks, this paper looks into the effects that network organizations have for disaster management.
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Quick response research report volume 99
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
This work is focuses on a small rural county in northern Virginia and its attempts to use its geographic information system in a disaster relief situation.
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Quick response research report volume 150
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Based on the interviews conducted, it is felt that considerable effort needs to be accomplished in the theoretical area of terrorist's attacks to better explain the human dimensions. The long-term objective of this research is to better understand the risk communication model dynamics that occur in such an event.
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Quick response research report volume 121
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.
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Quick response research report volume 92
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
This report examines the extent of damage caused by the tornado in the study area, and, to explore and analyze how victims adjusted to the destruction. Data collected from the two study sites clearly show that victims received emergency assistance and other support from people in neighboring and more distant areas, as well as from government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
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Quick response research report volume 105
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
How disaster relief operations can be more effectively and efficiently coordinated.
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Natural hazard research working paper volume 96
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
This case study is part of an investigation into the reassessment of state roles in disaster mitigation and management. How the Florida state legislature dealt with the crisis of insurance companies wanting to withdraw from the Florida market or to cover their exposed risk is the subject of this case study.