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NSF Social Science Hazards Research in Jeopardy? (A Request for Information on Hazards Research)

Although they had not been clarified at the time of this writing, recentcomments by the vice chair of the House Budget Committee and chair ofthe House Science committee seem to indicate that Congressional fundingfor behavioral, social, and economic sciences through the NationalScience Foundation will be eliminated, cut back significantly, or atbest, maintained at current levels with no increases in the foreseeablefuture (almost all other programs would receive a 3% annual increase).This includes funds for geography research and other social sciences.The consequences of such action could be severe; for example,elimination of geography from the specialties supported by NSF wouldremove 70% of the country's funding for basic research in geography.

In order to understand the extent of the possible effects of this budgetcut on hazards research, we are asking any hazards/disaster researcherswho have received funding through NSF's SBES Directorate to contact usand provide us with their name, address, phone, and e-mail address; thename of their project; dates when the project was undertaken; the amountof funding provided by NSF; and a short (one or two sentence)description of the research.

This information should be sent to: Gilbert.White@Colorado.Edu.

Thanks for your help.

Looking for Data on Disaster Costs/Benefits

Claudine Misson from the Center for Research on the Epidemiology ofDisasters (CRED), Brussels, Belgium writes:

We are involved in research on the cost benefit of prevention measuresin natural disasters situation. We need to collect data regarding thecost of natural disasters and the cost of prevention measures and ifpossible the cost benefit after the prevention measures. Do you knowanybody who could help us? You can contact us by the following methods:
E-mail: Misson@epid.ucl.ac.be
Fax: 32.2 764 34 41
Telephone: 32.2.764 38 23
Thank you in advance for your time and attention,
Claudine Misson

Looking for Colleagues in Victim Assistance

The staff and volunteers of the Windsor Police Victim Service Unit workwith victims of crime and tragedy as well as being trained for disastersituations. I'm trying to get our organization in contact with otherpeople, groups or organizations which deal with similar situations;being new to the internet, however, I'm having trouble locating such. Iwas wondering if you have the addresses for anything like the above?Either that, or perhaps you might have some information on the specifictopic of victim assistance? We are looking to communicate and exchangeideas, problems, solutions and techniques with people in similar fields.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Randy McCall
rmccall@you.wincom.net

A Quick Question About Earthquake Research

I am wondering what new research may have evolved since the Northridgeearthquake - in particular related to disability issues.

Thank you very much.
Mary-Therese Schweickert-Stary ("M.T.")
Advisor, Student Life Programs
WA 455
California State University, Hayward
Hayward, CA 94542-3029
Tel: (510) 885-3657; fax: (510) 885-4781
MT@csuhayward.edu
MSCHWEIC@sa.csuhayward.edu

A Quick Question About Federal Disaster Programs

I'm looking for information on federal programs that contribute tolong-term reduction of natural hazards, other than FEMA programs - USGS,NOAA, NSF, Corps of Engineers, etc.

Thanks,
Sam
SAMUEL E. DUNCAN

Information Available on Emergency Management Courses in Academia

Corrections

The GEOWARN Homepage

The PAHO Gopher

Another New List: CSAR - Computers in Search and Rescue

The CSAR Digest is a moderated mailing list digest that discusses allaspects of the use of computers and computer-related technology to theexecution and management of Search and Rescue operations.

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Computer Simulation for Humanitarian Action: Material to Download

A note from friends Aldo and Jan Benini...

Computer simulation, a technology well advanced in military strategiesand tactics, has been used somewhat for response to natural disasters.With equal benefit it can also be applied to the field of humanitarianaction in armed conflict, such as for the management and planning ofrelief actions, public resource mobilization for humanitarian actions,and for training personnel for violent work environments.

Emergency Response Guide for Windows Available

The ERG for Windows is a reproduction of the paper version published bythe Department of Transportation. The software contains all of thechemicals and related data and nearly all of the text. (Some text hasbeen deleted because it did not lend itself to an electronic versionvery well.)

The 1993 Emergency Response Guidebook for Windows is very easy to use.Everything you need is displayed in a logical manner. If you havespecific questions don't hesitate to e-mail me. The price is $49.95 plus$3.75 shipping. Order from:
TestDepth SoftWare
2636 Shannon Court
Idaho Falls, ID 83404

Thank you,
John R. Therriault
JRichOard@aol.com