A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research and Applications

自然灾害研究与应用信息交换所

• 批准号: 0408499
• 负责人: Kathleen Tierney
• 金额: $ 135.06万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-10-01 至 2007-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0408499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Clearinghouse; Natural; Hazards; Research; Applications

ABSTRACTThe Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder (NHRAIC/Center), founded in 1976, works to strengthen communication between researchers who study hazards and disasters and users of research, including policymakers and practitioners. NHRAIC, which is affiliated with the CU-Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science, accomplishes its work through four major activities: information dissemination, an annual workshop, library and information services, and the sponsorship and conduct of research. The Center's goal is to facilitate knowledge transfer and improve hazard mitigation and emergency management programs and practices. Key Center objectives include (1) the collection and sharing of research and experience related to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; (2) the development of networks and partnerships that foster capacity building and best practices for disaster loss reduction; and (3) the conduct of original research on extreme events. In addition to funding from NSF, the Center receives support from a consortium of agencies, including FEMA, NOAA and the National Weather Service, NASA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CDC, the U.S. Forest Service, and related private sector organizations. More than a quarter century of facilitating communication and knowledge transfer among loss-reduction stakeholders has placed the NHRAIC center stage in the national and global hazards communities. Through its varied activities, the NHRAIC advocates for sustainable hazard reduction, interdisciplinary partnerships, and an all-hazards approach to the management of extreme events. Through its Quick Response program, the NHRAIC makes funds available for field work and the collection of perishable disaster-related data. The Center's extensive publication series includes Beyond September 11: An Account of Post-Disaster Research (2003), a compilation of quick-response research conducted after the 9-11 terrorist attacks.The Center's newsletter, the Natural Hazards Observer, is published six times a year and is available in hard copy and electronic form. The NHRAIC web site, http://www.colorado.edu/hazards, is among the most widely used information portals in the field of extreme events. With the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Center co-sponsors the interdisciplinary journal, the Natural Hazards. Other important Center products include Disasters by Design, by former NHRAIC director Dennis Mileti, as well as other books and publications produced as part of the Center-directed "Second Assessment of Research on Natural Hazards." The second assessment, which produced a five-volume set of books published by the Joseph Henry Press, summarizes the state of knowledge in fields such as hazard insurance, land use planning for hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness and response, and the spatial dimensions of hazard vulnerability. The Center is also active on issues such as curriculum development for interdisciplinary hazards education. With funding from NSF and the Public Entity Risk Institute, the NHRAIC also offers dissertation enrichment fellowships for students engaged in research on extreme events.

摘要于1976年成立于1976年的博尔德大学（NHRAIC/Center）的科罗拉多大学（NHRAIC/CENTER）的自然危害研究和应用信息中心，致力于加强研究危害与灾难的研究人员与研究的用户之间的沟通，包括政策制定者和从业者。 NHRAIC隶属于Cu-Boulder行为科学研究所，它通过四项主要活动来完成其工作：信息传播，年度研讨会，图书馆和信息服务以及研究的赞助和行为。该中心的目标是促进知识转移并改善缓解危害以及应急管理计划和实践。关键中心目标包括（1）收集和共享与减轻灾难，准备，响应和恢复有关的研究和经验； （2）建立网络和合作伙伴关系，以促进能力建设和减少灾难的最佳实践； （3）关于极端事件的原始研究的进行。除NSF的资金外，该中心还获得了包括FEMA，NOAA和国家气象局，NASA，美国陆军工程兵团，CDC，美国森林服务局，美国森林服务局以及相关私营部门组织在内的机构财团的支持。超过四分之一的世纪，减少损失利益相关者之间的沟通和知识转移已将NHRAIC中心舞台置于国家和全球危害社区。通过其各种活动，NHRAIC倡导可持续危害，跨学科的伙伴关系以及对极端事件管理的全危方法。 通过其快速响应计划，NHRAIC可为现场工作和易腐灾难相关数据收集提供资金。该中心的广泛出版物系列包括9月11日以下：《灾后研究》（2003年）的帐户，这是在9-11恐怖袭击之后进行的快速反应研究的汇编。该中心的通讯，《自然风险观察者》，每年六次出版，并以硬拷贝和电子形式提供。 NHRAIC网站http://www.colorado.edu/hazards是极端事件领域中使用最广泛的信息门户之一。该中心在美国土木工程师学会的情况下共同赞助《跨学科杂志》，《自然危害》。其他重要的中心产品包括设计灾难，前NHRAIC董事Dennis Mileti，以及其他书籍和出版物，作为中心定向的“自然危害研究的第二次评估”的一部分。第二次评估产生了由约瑟夫·亨利出版社（Joseph Henry Press）出版的五卷书籍，总结了危险保险，土地使用计划的危害，灾难准备和响应以及危害脆弱性的空间维度等领域的知识状态。该中心还活跃于诸如跨学科危害教育的课程开发等问题上。借助NSF和公共实体风险研究所的资金，NHRAIC还为从事极端事件研究的学生提供了论文丰富奖学金。