2004 Annual Workshop

Session Summaries

A hardcopy Workshop Notebook containing all workshop materials, including the session summaries, abstracts of the hazards research presented, and descriptions of the programs and projects discussed at the meeting, along with the agenda and participant list, is available. Complete ordering information is available at our publications purchasing page or contact Diane Smith, Office Manager at diane.smith@colorado.edu or (303) 492-6818.

S04-1 Hazards and Disasters in a Homeland Security Environment: Consequences of Federal-level Changes

S04-2  The National Response Plan: Implications for the Emergency Management Community

S04-3  Transportation and Evacuation Issues in Emergencies

S04-4  Disaster Mental Health Research and Practice

S04-5  Community-based Hazards Management in Grand Bayou, Louisiana: Post-disaster Recovery and Coastal Vulnerability

S04-6  Turning Research into Adovocacy: Guidance for Seismic Safety

S04-7  Economic Resilience in the Face of Catastrophe

S04-8  The Project Impact Spirit: Sustaining Local Loss-Reduction Partnerhsips

S04-9  Emerging Issues in Risk Communication

S04-10  Innovations in Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards

S04-11  Coordinating Post-disaster Investigations

S04-12  Integrated Coastal Management: Sustainability, Community Participation, and Mitigation

S04-13  From the Ashes of the 2003 California Wildfires: Perspectives on the Future

S04-14  Social Impacts of the Bam Earthquake and Implications for Community Recovery

S04-15  Hurricane Isabel: Impacts and Recovery

S04-16  Benefits and Costs of Mitigation

S04-17  Social Vulnerability and Disasters: The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender

S04-18  Developments in Remote Sensing, GIS and Hazards Management

S04-19  Higher Education and the Hazards Manager of the 21st Century

S04-20  Fostering Communication, Collaboration, and the Capacity for Risk Reduction Through Service Learning Partnerships

S04-21  Evaluation of the National Flood Insurance Program

S04-22  Public Health, Bioterrorism, and National Security

S04-23  NIST World Trade Center Investigation: Progress and Findings

S04-24  Linking Research and Practitioner Communities Through Effective Information Transfer

S04-25  Legal Aspects of Hazards and Disasters

S04-26  Slow Onset Disasters: Planning Challenges and Issues of Public Engagement

S04-27  U.S./Japan Cooperative Research: Learning From Each Other

S04-28   Analyzing the Effectiveness of Growth Management in Mitigating Hurricane Flooding Exposure and Vulnerability

S04-29  Perceptions, Opinions, and Knowledge of Medical Professionals Regarding the Threat of Terrorism

S04-30  Multidisciplinary, Multinational Research Projects: Challenges and Benefits

S04-31  FEMA's Multi-hazard Flood Map Modernization Program

S04-32  Research in Hazards by New Professionals - I

S04-33  Research in Hazards by New Professionals - II

S04-34  U.S./Taiwan Collaborative Research on Natural Hazards

S04-35  Coastal Community Response to Land Loss

S04-36  Integrating Science and Society: The USGS Science Impact Program

S04-37  Worst Cases: Catastrophic Events and Their Implications for Policy and Practice

S04-38  Credentialing and Accreditation in Emergency Management: Significant Trends

S04-39  Research in Hazards by New Professionals - III

S04-40  Research in Hazards by New Professionals - IV

S04-41  A Holistic Assessment of Hazards: Integrating Physical and Social Science