A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research Applications

自然灾害研究应用信息交换所

• 批准号: 1333610
• 负责人: Lori Peek
• 金额: $ 80.51万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2018-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1333610&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Clearinghouse; Natural; Hazards; Research; Applications

A Clearinghouse for Natural Hazards Research and ApplicationsKathleen Tierney, Principal InvestigatorNatural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral ScienceUniversity of Colorado BoulderEvery year, disasters cause numerous deaths and injuries and many economic losses in the U. S. The costs of disasters continue to rise, owing largely to growing population density in hazardous areas such as floodplains, coastal areas that are at risk from hurricane winds and storm surges, and parts of the country that are at risk from wildland fires. Disasters present complex and difficult recovery challenges for communities, businesses, and households and their psychological effects can linger long after disaster impact. The University of Colorado?s Natural Hazards Center seeks to prevent and reduce these negative impacts and enhance the disaster resilience of the nation through transferring knowledge on the social, economic, political, and psychosocial dimensions of disasters to decision makers, the emergency management community, and the general public, as well as through leadership and advocacy. To advance these goals, the Center provides a range of information products, including: 1) library and information services; 2) electronic newsletters and listservs (Natural Hazards Observer, DR, Disaster Grads) aimed at providing information to public officials, private entities, researchers, students, and the general public; 3) a web site that is the most widely-recognized in the hazards and disasters field, containing research reports, bibliographies, guidance documents, and links to many other centers and information sources; 4) publications on topics of special interest (Natural Hazards Informer and monographs); 5) information distribution through social media (e.g., on Twitter as HazCenter); and 6) an annual workshop that is attended by hundreds of participants from universities, government, and the private sector and that increasingly includes participation by international researchers and practitioners. To provide rapid information on disasters and their social impacts, the Center also sponsors quick-response research in the aftermath of major U. S. disasters. Information products, including quick-response research reports, are available free of charge, primarily through the Center web site, http://www.colorado.edu/hazards.The intellectual merit of Center activities is based on its contributions to hazards and disaster theory and to the analysis of the causes and consequences of disasters. Center faculty and staff are actively engaged in research and in reporting research results in books (including textbooks), journal articles, and conference presentations. Principal investigator Tierney is widely recognized for her research on topics such as the social causes of risk and disaster losses, disaster vulnerability and resilience, and disaster recovery, as well as her work on improving multi-disciplinary collaboration for the in-depth study of hazards, disasters, and risk. The broader impacts of Center activities and NSF funding can be measured along a variety of dimensions, including visits to the Center web site, information requests handled by the Hazards Center Library, newsletter and listserv subscriptions, attendance at annual workshops, and the training of the next generation of disaster researchers and practitioners. The PI incorporates state-of-the art research findings into her undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Colorado Boulder and is frequently called upon to provide context and commentary on disaster-related issues for the media. Additionally, her publications and those of the Center are often included in graduate and undergraduate course syllabi around the country. Recently, she has served as a source or on-air participant for media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, the Associated Press, National Public Radio and local NPR stations, and HuffPost Live. Tierney speaks regularly at meetings of professional societies and at conferences for emergency management and disaster loss-reduction practitioners. She has also served on several National Academy of Sciences committees and panels focusing both on disasters and on climate change. NAS committee reports and activities are designed to provide guidance to various governmental agencies and programs on ways of addressing issues of national significance.

一家用于自然危害研究和应用的交换所，Kathleen Tierney，主要的调查角色危害中心，行为科学家研究所的科罗拉多州科罗拉多州的一年，灾难造成了许多死亡和伤害，美国的许多经济损失在美国。在野外大火中有危险的国家的潮流。灾难对社区，企业和家庭面临复杂而困难的恢复挑战，其心理影响可能会在灾难影响后很长时间持续。科罗拉多大学的自然危害中心旨在防止和减少这些负面影响，并通过转移对灾难的社会，经济，政治和心理社会心理方面的知识来增强国家的灾难恢复能力，并通过领导和领导和提倡和领导和提倡。为了促进这些目标，该中心提供了一系列信息产品，包括：1）图书馆和信息服务； 2）旨在向公职人员，私人实体，研究人员，学生和公众提供信息； 3）一个网站，该网站是危害和灾难领域中最广泛认可的网站，其中包含研究报告，书目，指导文件以及指向许多其他中心和信息来源的链接； 4）有关特殊兴趣主题的出版物（自然危害告密者和专着）； 5）通过社交媒体（例如，在Twitter AS HazCenter上）的信息分发； 6）年度研讨会由大学，政府和私营部门的数百名参与者参加，其中包括国际研究人员和从业人员的参与。为了提供有关灾难及其社会影响的快速信息，该中心还赞助了美国重大灾难后的快速响应研究。信息产品（包括Quick-Response Research Reports）可免费获得，主要是通过中心网站http://www.colorado.edu/hazards.中心活动的智力优点基于其对危害和灾难理论的贡献以及对灾难的原因和后果的分析。中心教职员工积​​极从事研究和报告书籍（包括教科书），期刊文章和会议演讲的研究结果。 首席调查员蒂尔尼（Tierney）因其对诸如风险和灾难损失的社会原因，灾难脆弱性和韧性以及灾难恢复的研究而受到广泛认可。中心活动和NSF资金的更广泛影响可以沿多个维度来衡量，包括访问中心网站，Hazards Center图书馆，新闻通讯和ListServ订阅，年度讲习班的信息请求以及下一代灾难研究人员和实践者的培训。 PI将最先进的研究结果纳入了科罗拉多大学博尔德大学的本科和研究生课程，并经常被要求为媒体提供与灾难有关的问题的背景和评论。此外，她的出版物和该中心的出版物经常被包括在全国各地的研究生和本科课程中。最近，她曾担任《纽约时报》，《华盛顿邮报》，《华尔街日报》，美国有线电视新闻网，美联社，国家公共广播电台和当地NPR站以及Huffpost Live等媒体媒体的来源或空中参与者。蒂尔尼（Tierney）定期在专业社会的会议和应急管理和减少灾难损失从业者会议上发表讲话。她还曾在几个致力于灾难和气候变化的国家科学院委员会和小组委员会任职。 NAS委员会的报告和活动旨在为解决国家意义问题的各种政府机构和计划提供指导。