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Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities, National Research Council ISBN: 0-309-65985-X, 408 pages, 6 x 9, (2006) This PDF is available from the National Academies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html Visit the National Academies Press online, the authoritative source for all books from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council: • Download hundreds of free books in PDF • Read thousands of books online for free • Explore our innovative research tools – try the “Research Dashboard” now! • Sign up to be notified when new books are published • Purchase printed books and selected PDF files Thank you for downloading this PDF. 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Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html COMMITTEE ON DISASTER RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: FUTURE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Gary A. Kreps, Chair, College of William and Mary Philip R. Berke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thomas A. Birkland, University at Albany, State University of New York (until December 31, 2005) Stephanie E. Chang, University of British Columbia Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina Michael K. Lindell, Texas A&M University Robert A. Olson, Robert Olson Associates, Inc. Juan M. Ortiz, Tarrant County, Texas Office of Emergency Management Kimberly I. Shoaf, University of California, Los Angeles John H. Sorensen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Kathleen J. Tierney, University of Colorado at Boulder William A. Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Anthony M. Yezer, George Washington University National Research Council Staff William A. Anderson, Study Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies Byron Mason, Program Associate, Division on Earth and Life Studies Patricia Jones Kershaw, Senior Program Associate, Division on Earth and Life Studies (until December 2004) v Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human Dimensions http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11671.html Preface he United States and many other countries throughout the world are vulnerable to a wide variety of natural, technological, and willful Thazards and disasters. In this nation, while local decision makers and other stakeholders have the final responsibility for coping with disaster threats, federal agencies have developed science-based activities, including research and applications programs that are intended to further the under- standing of such threats and provide a basis for more effective risk reduction efforts in vulnerable communities throughout the country. The National Science Foundation (NSF), sponsor of this study, has been in the forefront in providing support for social science hazards and disaster research, including research carried out through the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), which was established in 1977. Since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, that agency also has emerged as a potential major sponsor of social science hazards and disaster research. Given the changing hazards and disasters landscape in recent years, brought on by such factors as new demographic trends and settlement patterns and the emergence of new kinds of disaster threats discussed in this report, NSF requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct an analysis of hazards and disaster research in the social sciences, a research community that is vital to understanding societal responses to natural, technological, and willful threats. In particular, NSF asked the NRC to provide the agency and
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