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RISHurricane Mitigation Status and Factors Influencing Mitigation Status among Florida’s Single-Family Homeowners
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents statewide estimates of shutter usage and envelope coverage for owner-occupied single-family detached housing in Florida. Intrastate regional variations are also presented and discussed. Multivariate ...
Do Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Reduce Physical Damage to Businesses in Disasters? Critical Role of Business Disaster Planning
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper provides fresh evidence on the status of business disaster planning, mitigation, and preparedness, and the effectiveness of these activities on loss reduction. Data from a survey of businesses in Galveston County, ...
Evacuating Together or Separately: Factors Influencing Split Evacuations Prior to Hurricane Rita
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Social Science Research Needs for the Hurricane Forecast and Warning System: An Introduction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Organizational Communication and Decision Making for Hurricane Emergencies
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper reviews research and theory on the processes by which emergency relevant organizations communicate with each other and with the population at risk from hurricanes. The technology for hurricane forecast, warning, ...
Social Science Research Needs for the Hurricane Forecast and Warning System
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This article begins to identify high-priority social science research issues focused on the hurricane forecast and warning system. The research agenda was distilled as faithfully as possible from the efforts of a host of ...
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Coupled Natural-Physical-Social Systems: Cascading Impact of Hurricane-Induced Damages to Civil Infrastructure in Galveston, Texas
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The combined effect of storm surge and wave action during severe storms in coastal regions can cause significant damage to civil infrastructures with cascading consequences to coastal communities and their residents with ...
Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, North Carolina, Flood: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: In early October 2016, Hurricane Matthew crossed North Carolina as a Category 1 storm, with some areas receiving 0.38–0.46 m (15–18 in.) of rainfall on already saturated soil. The NIST-funded Center for Risk-Based ...