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Closing Words: The material presented on this site represents a literature review, months of brainstorming, communications with Peace Corps Volunteers, feedback from experts, and guidance from several mentors. At this time, The Guide has not been field tested - that is not to say that this work is invalid, but the methods presented here will likely face modification when put to use. Hazard mitigation studies are gaining increased emphasis worldwide: new academic programs are appearing at universities (the Master's International is just one example), more international meetings are focusing on mitigation strategies (eg. the Canadian Geological Survey convened a meeting in May 2005 to focus on hazard mapping in South America4), annual geoscience meetings are including more sessions focused on geological hazard studies, and the United Nation's initiative to maintain International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (the second Wednesday of October). This field of study, an integration of social and scientific disciplines, is expanding quickly and as hazard awareness increases on a global scale, improvements in monitoring, forecasting, planning, and education will continue. I welcome feedback regarding the community hazard mapping methods presented in this website. International
Strategy for Disaster Reduction:
The Americas An on-line game to teach children how to save lives and livelihoods: The secretariat of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction launched an on-line game aimed at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. This initiative comes within the 2006-2007 World Disaster Reduction Campaign “Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School”. To access the game visit: http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/ - La Red: Red de Estudios Sociales en Prevención de Desastres en América Latina; http://www.desenredando.org - Natural Hazards Observer - "A newsletter for natural hazards work, published in Colorado." - The Popular Handling of Natural Disasters: Studies of Vulnerabilidad and Mitigación; MASKREY, Andrew, 1989. http://www.desenredando.org (Spanish only) - PeaceCorps documents: Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation --pre-service Training Manual from the Peace Corps; http://www.peacecorps.gov/library/pdf/T0123_dpm_pst.pdf Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas Pan American World Health Organization Newsletter; http://www.disaster-info.net/newsletter/ -
Quick
Response Program: Postdisaster Studies Sponsored by the
Natural Hazards Center; - QR152 Marginalized Groups in Times of Crisis: Identity, Needs, and Response. Marci Eads, 2002. 4/16/2002 - QR142 Disaster and Development: El Salvador 2001. Ben Wisner, 2001. 12/31/2001 - QR78 Self Organization in Disaster Response: The Great Hanshin, Japan Earthquake of January 17, 1995. Louise K. Comfort, 1996. 6/11/96 -
Regional Disaster
Information Center (CRID): Applying a
Systemic Approach
to Risk Mapping; 1. Caracterización Comunidad Piedra de Agua. Municipio Marcovia, Departamento de Choluteca 1a. Mapa de riesgos comunitarios, comunidad de Piedra de Agua 2. Local Risk Management: Ideas and Notions Relating to Concept and Practice, Regional Programme for Risk Management in Central America - CEPREDENAC - PNUD
- USGS Fact Sheets: *In Harm's Way: Population and Volcanic RiskEwert, J.W., and Harpel, C.J., 2004, -- IN: Geotimes, April 2004, p.14-17. * Natural hazards and risk mitigation in El Salvador: An introduction; Rose, W., Bommer, J., Sandoval, C., Geological Society of America Special Paper 375, p. 000–000, 2004. * Peligros de deslizamientos (en Español) ¿Que usted puede hacer si vive cerca de colinas empinadas? * Landslide Hazards: What Can You Do If You Live Near Steep Hills? - Miscellaneous Resources Communicating the risks of natural hazards: The World-At-Large is at stake, by Nancy L. Hoft, February 2000: http://www.world-ready.com/volcano.htm Community Plays a starring Role: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~jaherric/Documents/Chile_From%20ParticipationToCommitment.pdf Disaster Info.net: http://www.disaster-info.net/socios_eng.htm Emergency Dude: http://www.emergencydude.com/volcano.shtml An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research, Rory O'Brien, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 1998. http://www.web.net/~robrien/papers/arfinal.html Volcanic Hazards: A Sourcebook on the Effects of Eruptions: Blong, R.J., 1984, Orlando, Florida, Academic Press, 424 p. 1
Local people learn to live with volcano; China Daily, October 1, 2006. 6"Modeling techniques for community development : summary proceedings of the USNCCIB Seminar on Modeling Techniques for Community Development," Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 1975. 7 “Participatory methods of incorporating scientific with traditional knowledge for volcanic hazard management on Ambae Island, Vanuatu," Shane J. Cronin, David Gaylord, Douglas Charley, Brent V. Alloway, Sandrine Wallez, Job W. Esau, Bulletin of Volcanology 66 (2004), pp. 652-668. 8Applying a
Systemic Approach
to Risk Mapping; http://www.peacecorps.gov/library/pdf/T0123_dpm_pst.pdf |
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