International research committee on disasters researchers meeting
The International Research Committee on Disasters (IRCD) Researchers Meeting, a partnership between the International Sociological Association's International Research Committee on Disasters and the Natural Hazards Center, follows the main Hazards Workshop.
Themes
NGOs and Gender
- The Changing Role of NPOs in Disaster Relief: A Comparison of Post-Disaster Assistances for Housing after the Chi-Chi Earthquake and Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan
- Developing a Community of Practice Around Nonprofit Disaster Preparedness
- Keeping Health Disparity in Check During Disaster: An Exploratory Study on Disaster Preparedness in Reproductive Health Clinics
- Masculinity on the Hudson: Gendered Representations of the US Airways Flight 1549 Response
Displacement and Recovery
- Toward a Displacement Index: Conceptual and Technical Considerations
- To Relocate or Return? Resettlement Decisions of Villagers Following a Devastating Earthquake
- Lessons for Rebuilding After Major Catastrophe: Addressing the Need for Adequate Post-Housing on the Road to Permanent Housing
Public Policy
- Integrated Local Policy Response to Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities
- Public Participation in Post-Disaster Contexts: Breaking Down the Barriers
- Towards an Asset Based Mitigation Policy
Emergency Management
- Measurement and Comparison of Local Radiological Emergency Management Networks: A View of Local Incident Management and Control
- Households Willingness to Pay for Disaster and Emergency Management: Some Evidence from Canada
- Response Time Retrieving Multiple SMS Messages Delivered to an Individual’s Cellular Handset: Implication for Disaster Researchers
Disaster Vulnerability
- An Integrated Assessment of Vulnerability to Typhoon and Flood Hazards in the Ta-Chia River Basin, Taiwan
- Infrastructure and Community Resilience: A Socio-Technical Perspective
- Examining Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Network: The Peanut Paste Case
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- Orientation toward Hurricane Evacuation Among Gulf Coast Residents, 2006-2008
- New Orleans Before and After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Natural Experiment of the Relationship between Neighborhood Soil Lead and Children’s Blood Lead
- Exploring the Emergency Preparedness Competencies of Disaster Healthcare Responders during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Risk, Policy, and the Public
- Hurricane Preparedness and Strategy Feasibility
- Public Perceptions of Tsunamis and NOAA’s TsunamiReady Program in Los Angeles
Measuring Hazards and Response
- Hazardous Material Releases during Natural Disasters: Quantification of Occurrence and Probability in the United States
- Hurricanes and Moving Water, a Deadly Combination: An Analysis of Coastal and Inland Hurricane Fatalities
- Predicting the Behavioral Response to Tornado Threats