Natural Hazards Review: Recent submissions

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    • Identifying Hurricane-Induced Hazardous Material Release Scenarios in a Petroleum Refinery 

      Ana Maria Cruz; Laura J. Steinberg; Ronaldo Luna (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Hurricanes and other natural disasters can induce hazardous material (hazmat) releases. However, researchers generally treat natural and technological disasters as separate entities rather than as conjoint events. This ...

    • “One-Way-Out”: Contraflow Freeway Operation for Hurricane Evacuation 

      Brian Wolshon (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Over the past 20 years the coastal population of the southeastern United States that is vulnerable to hurricanes has increased significantly. Much of the recent planning and construction of infrastructure in these regions ...

    • Second Hazards Assessment and Sustainable Hazards Mitigation: Disaster Recovery on Montserrat 

      Jack L. Rozdilsky (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      An important recommendation of the Second Assessment of Hazards in the United States is the concept of sustainable hazard mitigation. Building on the foundation of sustainable development principles, the sustainable hazard ...

    • Who Is to Blame for the Failures of Sustainable Reconstruction Projects? 

      Eve Passerini (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      This paper examines who and what is to blame for the failures of sustainable disaster reconstruction. In the classic, nonsociological tradition, people involved in sustainable reconstruction generally blame individuals. ...

    • The Role of <i>Natural Hazards Review</i> as an Agent for Change 

      Michael A. Cassaro; Arthur N. L. Chiu; Riley Chung; Walter Hays (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)

    • Evacuation of Health Care Facilities: A New Twist to a Classic Model 

      K. Joanne McGlown (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Disasters and their potential for damage are increasing in the United States and worldwide. Government officials warn that disasters will be occurring at an increasing rate and will worsen in the future. As these risks ...

    • GIS-Based Estimation of Slope Stability 

      M. G. Sakellariou; M. D. Ferentinou (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      In this paper a decision support system is presented, which integrates the technology of geographical information systems in evaluating slope stability. A dynamic tool has been developed in ARC/INFO 7.0.1 Macro Language, ...

    • When Disasters and Age Collide: Reviewing Vulnerability of the Elderly 

      Ehren B. Ngo (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Natural disasters are a growing threat to human populations, particularly to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. A review of the literature on how the elderly respond in disasters indicates there are patterns of ...

    • Can This Town Survive? Case Study of a Buried Philippine Town 

      Kathleen S. Crittenden (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Since the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, the surrounding communities have incurred recurrent threats to life, livelihood, and property when heavy monsoon and typhoon rains trigger flowing mixtures ...

    • Debris Management Planning for the 21st Century 

      Robert C. Swan (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      Weather-related disasters have increased in intensity and occurrence during the past 18 years. Twenty-one of these disasters occurred during the August 1992–May 1997 period, with total damages/costs of approximately $90 ...

    • Estimation of Volcanic Hazards from Tephra Fallout 

      Charles B. Connor; Brittain E. Hill; Brandi Winfrey; Nathan M. Franklin; Peter C. La Femina (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      The goal of probabilistic volcanic hazard assessment is to translate complex volcanological data and numerical models into practical hazard estimates for communities potentially affected by volcanic eruptions. Probabilistic ...

    • Safe in the 'Hood: Earthquake Preparedness in Midcity Los Angeles 

      Jill H. Andrews (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      Is it possible to demonstrate a link between a pilot public awareness program for earthquake-related education and an increase in community safety, preparedness, and loss prevention efforts? This paper describes a pilot ...

    • Practitioners' Views of the Natural Hazards Center 

      Roy Popkin; Claire B. Rubin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      This is an informal assessment of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center (NHRAIC or the Center) from the perspective of emergency management practitioners. It is based on the writers' observations ...

    • Lessons from Grand Forks: Planning Structural Flood Control Measures 

      L. Douglas James; Scott F. Korom (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      In the spring of 1997, the Red River Valley experienced a traumatic flood event that inundated 80% of Grand Forks, N.D., and arguably inflicted the largest economic damage per capita ever suffered by an American city and ...

    • Community Emergency Response Training (CERTs): A Recent History and Review 

      David M. Simpson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
      This paper examines the rise of Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) organizations in the United States. Since first appearing in Los Angeles, California in 1985, these groups have grown from a small number of ...

    • Reviewers of the <b><i>Natural Hazards Review</i></b> 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)

    • Building Wind Damage Prediction and Mitigation Using Damage Bands 

      Christian O. Unanwa; James R. McDonald (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      The wind damage resistivities of buildings impacted by hurricanes and tornadoes depend primarily upon the strength of the connections between the building components, the nature of the components, the architectural design ...

    • Emotional Injury and the Northridge, California Earthquake 

      Judith M. Siegel (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      The probability of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or experiencing an emotional injury as a result of the Northridge, California earthquake was investigated among a multiethnic sample. Three successive ...

    • Public Education for Earthquake Hazards 

      Sarah K. Nathe (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      With the creation of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program in the late 1970s, coordinated efforts were begun to educate the U.S. public about earthquake losses and mitigation approaches. The Federal Emergency ...

    • Back to the Future: Charting the Course for Project Impact 

      Michael J. Armstrong (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
      The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Project Impact initiative has drastically altered the landscape of disaster mitigation activities throughout the United States. Through partnering with local and state ...