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In less than 5 months Iran was hit by three major earthquakes that destroyed about 500 villages. One of the main issues that planners face with the reconstruction process is to make decisions about the relocation of some villages due to physical problems or development goals. There are many important factors that should be considered in such cases. In previous earthquakes we tried to consider all important factors to provide a better decision in this regard, but I think the same problem or question might have been experienced by you in your area. I really appreciate if you have access to such experiences and let us use these experience for a better decision to be made for those who survived.
The most recent earthquake was magnitude 7.1 in Richter scale and so far it is reported that more than 2000 people have been killed and more than 200 villages have been totally damaged.
Please send your comments and notes to:
asgary_a@net1cs.modares.ac.ir
or to my address right after my message.
Thank you very much for your attention,
Ali Asgary
Department of Geography and Remote Sensing
University of Tarbiat Modares
Jalale-Ale-Ahmad Express Way
Tehran, Iran
P.O. Box 14155-4838
Fax: 0098 8006544
E-mail: asgary_a@net1cs.modares.ac.ir
[The following query is taken from the newly reactivated e-mail list: natural-hazards-disasters@mailbase.ac.uk. For information about this list, send a query to natural-hazards-disasters-request@mailbase.ac.uk.]
I am working on hazards and sustainable development, and am interested in hearing of any papers or meetings dealing with the impact of globalisation on hazards. More specifically, what is the impact of the European single market on hazards? I would welcome any comments on this topic.
John Handmer
Flood Hazard Research Centre
Middlesex Polytechnic
j.handmer@mdx.ac.uk
My name is John Burton and I work for the ANZ Bank located in Melbourne, Australia. I am currently working on a Disaster Recovery solution that will cater for the Banks representation in the U.A.E., Bahrain, Qatar and Pakistan region of the Middle East. I am looking for information resources than can provide me with environmental, political and social data on these areas that I can factor into my analysis.
Thank you for any help you can provide,
John Burton
burtonj3@anz.com
Applied Geographics. Inc. (AGI), a Boston-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consulting firm, has published two coastal atlases on its homepage at www.appgeo.com. One atlas shows public access to coastal areas in and around Boston and the North Shore of Massachusetts; it shows parks, beaches, and other publicly owned areas, linked to a map and a listing of available recreational opportunities. The other atlas demonstrates Massachusetts shoreline changes since the mid-1800s. AGI will be exhibiting these projects at Coastal Zone 97 (CZ97), an international symposium on coastal and ocean management to be held in Boston, July 20-26, 1997. The CZ97 conference theme is "Spotlight on Solutions"; for more information, contact the CZ97 Coordinator at Conventures, Inc., (617) 439-7700, or visit the conference Web site at http://infinitefaculty.com/cz97.
We are seeking a geoscientist with expertise in seismology and education to coordinate the new IRIS program in Education and Outreach. The program coordinator will represent the geophysical community on educational issues, and interact with the National Science Foundation and professional educational and scientific organizations. The program coordinator will work with the seismological and educational communities to develop and implement IRIS programs designed to enhance seismology and geoscience education in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and public outreach. In keeping with the National Science Foundation's goal of integrating education with research, the program coordinator will also be responsible for developing mechanisms for adapting IRIS research programs and activities to the educational process at all levels. Applicants should have strong interest in educational reform and curriculum development, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work effectively with diverse groups, and broad interest in the geosciences. Background should include a Ph.D. in geoscience or education with experience in seismology. IRIS is a university consortium funded by the National Science Foundation. IRIS represents the seismological interests of 90 research institutions. IRIS is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates should send letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references by June 30, 1997 to: Ms. Susan Strain, IRIS Consortium, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005.
[These are some of the more interesting Web sites we've encountered lately. An extensive list of recommended hazard/disaster sites is included on the Hazard Center site: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards.]
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/
To address the flooding situation along the Red River, North
Dakota State University established an emergency web site entitled the
"Fargo Flood Home Page." Behind the site are comprehensive resource
materials and links addressing the geology of the region, the history
of Red River flooding, and historical perspectives. As the situation
developed in Grand Forks, the site evolved to address the emergency
relief situation there, and then into southern Manitoba.
http://www.disasterplan.com
This site provides original information as well as numerous links
to other sites that address disaster contingency and response
planning. Some of the links include a sample business contingency plan
from MIT, sample earthquake and tsunami response plans, an article on
developing a recovery plan, and another article on "Crisis
Communications Strategic Planning."
http://www.mapquest.com
For those of you who are map lovers (as are we), if you haven't
already, be sure to look at this site. Starting with the entire globe,
you can begin zooming in until you actually identify, say, a good
Italian restaurant in Missoula, Montana (there is one!). Many other
capabilities are available.
The University of California-Berkeley Extension recently announced several summer intensive short courses that will be offered in San Francisco as part of the school's Emergency Preparedness Planning and Management program:
Title Dates
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Introduction to Emergency Management June 12-13 and Sept. 12-13
Designing Emergency Plan Exercises May 28-31
Emergency Preparedness on the Internet June 11
Strategic Planning and Implementation
in Emergency Management Sept. 15-19
Business Recovery for Your Organization Sept. 3-6
Corporate/Public Agency Coordination and
Independence in Emergency Management July 16-19
Planning for the Human Element in
Emergency Preparedness Planning May 6-9
Crisis Information Management June 3-6
For details about these classes and the entire Emergency Preparedness Planning and Management Certificate Program, contact: Environmental Management, University of California-Extension, Berkeley, CA 94720- 7019; (510) 643-7143; http://www.unex.berkeley.edu:4243.
Below are the latest conference announcements received by the Natural
Hazards Center. Most previous issues of DR contain additional notices.
For a comprehensive list of upcoming disaster-related meetings and
training, see our World Wide Web page:
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/conf.html
Critical Incident Stress Management Workshops. Sponsors: International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) and others. Fort Worth, Texas: June 26-29, 1997. Contact: ICISF, 4785 Dorsey Hall Drive, Suite 102, Ellicott City, MD 21042; (410) 730-4311; fax; (410) 730-4313.
Sixth Regional International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Disaster Management Meeting. Sponsors: Australian IDNDR Co- ordination Committee and others. Brisbane, Australia: September 8-12, 1997. (Held in conjunction with the South Pacific Disaster Reduction Programme (SPDRP) Tripartite Review and the European Union (EU) "Upgrading Tropical Cyclone Warning System" Project.) Contact: Emergency Management Australia; tel: 61 +6 266 5408; fax: 61 +6 266 5029; e-mail: ema@ema.gov.au - or - United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs - SPPO; tel: (679) 303239; fax: (679) 304942; e-mail: undha@is.com.fj.
"First Due" Fire and Rescue Conference and Exposition. Sponsor: Fire Rescue Magazine and others. Norfolk, Virginia: September 10-13, 1997. Contact: Jems Communications, P.O. Box 2789, Carlsbad, CA 92018; (800) 266-5367; WWW: http://www.jems.com.
Ninth International Disaster Recovery Symposium and Exhibition. Atlanta, Georgia: September 15-17, 1997. Contact: Mercedes Knese, c/o Disaster Recovery Journal, P.O. Box 510110, St. Louis, MO 63151-0110; (314) 894-0276; WWW: http://www.drj.com.
Nature's Workshop: Environmental Change in Twentieth Century Southern California. Sponsor: Southern California Environment and History Conference Planning Group. Northridge, California: September 18-20, 1997. Submissions due May 20. Contact: Southern California Environment and History Conference, c/o Center for Southern California Studies, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330-8371, attn: Lorna Fenenbock, Conference Coordinator; (818) 677-6518; fax: (818) 677-7115; e-mail: scehc@csun.edu or crodrigue@oavax.csuchico.edu.
IDER '97 - International Disaster and Emergency Response Conference and Exhibition. The Hague, the Netherlands: October 7-9, 1997. Contact: Andrich International Limited, 51 Market Place, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9AZ, U.K.; tel: +44-1985-846181; fax: +44-1985-846163; e-mail: 100522.1102@compuserve.com - or - Johannes Verheijden, IDER Researcher; e-mail: vheijden@congresgebouw.nl.
International Conference on Occupational Safety and Health in the Informal Sectors (ICOHIS 97), with focus on Asia and Oceania. Tuban, Bali, Indonesia: October 21-24, 1997. Abstracts due September 1, 1997. Contact: Direktorat Jenderal Pembinaan Kesehatan Masyarakat DEPKES RI Jl. HR Rasuna Said Blok X5 Kaveling 4-9 Jakarta 12950 Indonesia; tel: 62 21 520 1590, ext.7212; fax: 62 21 522 1229; 62 21 520 3871; 62 21 520 3117; e-mail: icohis97@dnet.net.id.
Seventh National Convention on Disaster Reduction. Sponsor: Joint Assistance Centre of India and others. Bhopal, India: November 7-9, 1997. Contact: N.K. Jain, Joint Assistance Center, G-17/3, Qutab Enclave-1, Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India; tel: 0091-124-352141, or 0091-124-353833; fax: 0091-124-351308; e-mail: nkjain@jac.unv.ernet.in; - or - S.C. Saxena, Centre for Rural Development, T.T.T.I., Western Region, Shamla Hills, Bhopal-462002, Madhya Pradesh, India: fax: 0755-540996.
CPM '98 - Contingency Planning and Management Conference and Exhibition. Sponsor: Contingency Planning and Management magazine. San Jose, California: March 4-5, 1998. Contact: Jennifer Liobis, Conference Administrator, CPM '98, Witter Publishing Corporation, 84 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822; (908) 788-0343, ext. 147; fax: (908) 788-3781.
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