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I am writing to request information about Pacific Rim landslides. I am presently working with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Circum Pacific Council, the American Red Cross, and Stanford University on a joint project compiling natural hazard and demographic data around the Pacific Rim. The project will include two components. The first is a data set usable with computer mapping projects . . . the second will be an interactive mapping Web site. The information we are preparing will all be public domain and therefore accessible to people in education, industry, and disaster relief. Our GIS team has already collected the majority of our data, but we feel landslides would be a great addition to our data sets.
If you have any information regarding landslide data available either in digital or hard copy form, we would be extremely interested. [The information will be used to support the "Crowding the Rim" Summit to be held in August 2001 - see DR #314, item #14, for more information.]
If you have information or questions, contact Eric Yurkovich, "Crowding the Rim" GIS Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, M/S 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025; (650) 329-4910; e-mail: eyurkovich@usgs.gov.
Raw data will be especially of most importance to my work, and I wondered if you could point me in the right direction to locate any sort of research or human behavioural studies data. For example, even data that allowed me to analyse the effect of people moving or navigating while inhaling smoke or partially intoxicated would be helpful. Basically any information would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks for your help.
Regards,
Mark Haffey
CAD Centre
University of Strathclyde
75 Montrose Street
Glasgow
Scotland G1 1XJ
Tel:+44 (0) 141 548-2374
Fax:+44 (0) 141 552-3148
E-mail: mark@cad.strath.ac.uk
In addition, Quick Response researchers are now invited to present their findings on-line, via the Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP) Virtual Forum - see http://www.emforum.org for a schedule of upcoming events.
The newest Quick Response report is:
Using surveys, Hapke and Mitchelson investigated the impacts of Hurricane Floyd on the staff of East Carolina University (ECU). ECU is in Greenville, North Carolina on the Tar River, which, like many of the region's waterways, flooded extensively following the hurricane and inundated hundreds of homes. Specifically, Hapke and Mitchelson look at the differential effect of the flood, as well as patterns of predisaster preparedness and postdisaster assistance, with regard to race and socioeconomic status. They also survey the perceived effectiveness of the various agencies providing assistance.
http://neic.usgs.gov/
http://neic.usgs.gov/products_and_services.html
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/pANDs/neic_maps.html
The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) Web site not
only provides data, maps, and other information about recent quakes
around the globe, it also offers general earthquake information,
sections on "Today in Earthquake History" and "Large Earthquakes in
1999/2000," as well as facilities allowing users to search for
information about a specific event or to report a quake. The "Products
and Services" section offers an earthquake e-mail notification
service, several USGS publications on quakes, and numerous NEIC maps
portraying local, national, and global seismicity.
http://www.geohaz.org/radius.html
One of the major initiatives of the recently completed United
Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
addressed the issue of reducing seismic risk in large cities of the
developing world. Although officially completed over a year ago, the
RADIUS (Risk Assessment Tools for Diagnosis of Urban Areas Against
Seismic Disaster) Project continues to produce useful tools and
information. Indeed, recently the project has released a Summary
Report and CD-ROM. The report summarizes all projects carried out
under RADIUS. The CD-ROM contains the project description, reports
from the collaborating institutes and case-study cities, guidelines
for RADIUS-type projects, several additional documents and reports, as
well at the projects' "tool for earthquake damage estimation."
These materials are being distributed to the various cities, organiza- tions, and individuals involved in the RADIUS project; however all the information is currently being uploaded to the World Wide Web at the address above for interested persons to download and use.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/
This "Forces of Nature" site, put together by a group of students
as a contest entry, provides a detailed introduction to avalanches,
droughts, earthquakes, flooding, fog and mist, forest fires,
hurricanes, landslides, monsoons, severe storms, tornadoes, tsunamis,
volcanoes, and windstorms. The information covers descriptions of the
physical phenomena, their impacts, recent occurrences, historical case
studies, and interviews, as well as guidelines and tips for event
prediction, preparation, and prevention. There are also simulations,
classroom activities and experiments, resource tools, teacher
curriculum aids, interactive topic exploration programs, multimedia
galleries, games, and quizzes intended to "teach appreciation and
understanding of the natural world, with emphasis on avoiding the
consequences of Earth's evolution and revolution." Kudos to these
kids!
http://www.nrt.org
The National Response Team (a national planning, policy, and
coordinating body consisting of 16 federal agencies) has published an
on-line version of Joint Information Center (JIC) Model:
Collaborative Communications During Emergency Response - a detailed
publication on conducting crisis communication during emergency
response. The guide is also useful for other situations in which
multiple organizations need to collaborate to provide timely, useful,
and accurate information to the pubic and other stakeholders. The
publication includes a number of useful sample documents, worksheets,
checklists, and forms. [Adapted from Emergency Partner Postings -
the newsletter of the Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership
(EIIP) - http://www.emforum.org/eiip/vo05no04.htm.]
http://www.undp.org/seed/unso/news.htm
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office to Combat
Desertification and Drought (UNSO) offers a news service that
distributes links to articles related to drought and desertification
once a week. To see what sort of information is provided, view the
UNSO Web page: http://www.undp.org/seed/unso/news.htm. To subscribe to
the service, send an e-mail message to webmaster.unso@undp.org with
"Subscribe to news updates" in the subject line.
http://www.pacinst.org/ccresource.html
The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and
Security has developed a new resource to aid researchers and students
dealing with climate change. "A Selective List of Climate Change
Resources on the Internet" is updated weekly and currently contains
over 150 links to climate change science and policy information on the
Internet.
[The last two items are adapted from Network Newsletter, Vol 16, No.
1 - a publication of the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group,
National Center for Atmospheric Research.]
http://www.egroups.com/group/disasterpio
This e-mail list has been established for emergency management
public information officers; however, anyone can participate. To
subscribe, go to http://www.egroups.com/group/disasterpio, or send a
blank e-mail message to disasterpio-subscribe@egroups.com.
The group has constructed a preliminary version of the earthquake hypocenter catalog. (The details of the event characterization and selection process will be described in a paper that will accompany the database.) The provisional catalog is now available for examination in compressed (binary) format. It can be retrieved by executing ftp://ciei.colorado.edu/pub/user/engdahl/Handbook using your internet browser. Comments about this catalog and its format are invited, but the developers are especially interested in identifying any missing events and in the accuracy of hypocentral parameters and magnitudes of earthquakes that readers may be particularly familiar with. Comments should be directed to Bob Engdahl, Center for Imaging the Earth's Interior, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309; e-mail: engdahl@gldmutt.cr.usgs.gov or engdahl@colorado.edu
From the EIIP, Happy Holidays!
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will offer the following Emergency Systems Management classes in the spring of 2001:
Candidates should hold an earned doctorate at the time the appointment begins. In addition to teaching in the undergraduate program, at least one successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate courses in the emergency administration concentration in a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration program.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should submit a letter of application, vitae, and three letters of reference. Review of complete files begins February 1, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should be mailed to Faculty Search Committee, Department of Public Administration, P.O. Box 310617, Denton, TX 76203-0617. Letters of interest and vitae may also be e-mailed to tnelson@scs.cmm.unt.edu.
International Workshop on an Earthquake Safer World in the 21st Century: Emphasis on Self-Help, Cooperation, and Education Through Community Involvement. Organizer: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Disaster Management Planning Office and others. Kobe, Japan: January 29-31, 2001. This meeting will focus on case studies, findings, and tools resulting from the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) RADIUS Project (see the article on RADIUS above in the "Internet Resources" section). Contact: Rajib Shaw, UNCRD, Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office, IHD Center Building, Third Floor, 1-5-1 Wakinohama-Kaigan-Dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073, Japan; tel: +81-78-230-7561; fax: +81-78-230-7751; e-mail: shaw@hyogo.uncrd.or.jp.
Critical Incident Stress Management Suite of Workshops. Offered by:
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).
- New Orleans, Louisiana: February 15-18, 2001
- Nashville, Tennessee: March 1-4, 2001
- Monterey, California: May 17-20, 2001
- Las Vegas, Nevada: June 28-July 1, 2001
- Erie, Pennsylvania: August 9-12, 2001
- Birmingham, Alabama: September 20-23, 2001
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: October 4-7, 2001
- San Diego, California: November 29-December 2, 2001
Contact: ICISF, 10176 Baltimore National Pike, Unit 201, Ellicott
City, MD 21042; (410) 750-9600; fax: (410) 750-9601; WWW:
http://www.icisf.org.
Spring World 2001 Business Continuity Conference. Sponsors: Disaster Recovery Journal, and others. San Diego, California: March 4-7, 2001. Contact: Disaster Recovery Journal, P.O. Box 510110, St. Louis, MO 63151; fax: (314) 894-0276; WWW: http://www.drj.com.
Conference on Disaster Management with Special Sessions on Lessons Learnt from the Orissa Cyclone and Gujarat-Rajasthan Drought. Organized by: Civil Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Pilani, Rajasthan, India: March 15-17, 2001. Contact: Satyendra P. Gupta, Civil Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan-333 031, India; tel: +91- 01596-45073; fax: +91-01596-44183; e-mail: spgupta@bits-pilani.ac.in; WWW: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in.
European Geophysical Society (EGS) XXVI General Assembly. Nice,
France: March 25-30, 2001. Contact: EGS Office, Max-Planck-Str. 13,
37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany; tel: +49-5556-1440; fax:
+49-5556-4709; e-mail: egs@copernicus.org; WWW:
http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/EGS.html.
Note: This assembly includes a special session on nonlinearities and
hazards: NP15.06 - "Fractals, Chaos, and SOC in Natural and
Human-Induced Hazards: Characterization, Models and Risk Assessment."
Submission information is available from:
http://www.mpae.gwdg.de/EGS/egsga/nice01/nice01.htm. For more
information, contact Bruce Malamud, Department of Geography, King's
College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, U.K.; tel: +44-(0)207-848-
2466; fax: +44-(0)207-848-2287; e-mail: bruce@malamud.com.
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) 2001 Mid-Year Meeting. National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland: March 30-April 3, 2001. Contact: IAEM, 111 Park Place, Falls Church, VA 22046-4513; (703) 538-1795; fax: (703) 241-5603; e-mail: iaem@aol.com; WWW: http://www.iaem.com.
Sea-Surface Changes and Coastal Flood Hazards in Europe (Fourth Euresco Conference on Glacial-Interglacial Sea-Level Changes in Four Dimensions). Sponsor: European Science Foundation. St. Andrews, U.K.: March 31-April 5, 2001. Contact: Rhona Heywood, Conference Organiser, European Science Foundation, European Research Conferences (Euresco), 1 quai Lezay Marnesia, F-67080 Strasbourg, France; tel: +33 388 76 71 39; fax: +33 388 36 69 87; e-mail: rheywood@esf.org; WWW: http://www.esf.org/euresco/01/lc01087a.htm.
Negotiating Effective Environmental Agreements. Offered by: CONCUR, Inc. Berkeley, California: May 3-4, 2001. Contact: CONCUR, Inc., 1832 Second Street, Berkeley, CA 94710; (510) 649-8008; fax: (510) 649-1980; e-mail: concur@concurinc.net; WWW: http://www.concurinc.com.
The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Eight Annual Conference. Oslo, Norway: June 19-22, 2001. TIEMS has issued a call for papers, with abstracts due January 31, 2001. For information on abstract submission, contact: Monica Kjolo, AS Quasar Consultants, P.O. Box 388 Skoyen, N-0212 Oslo, Norway; tel: +47 22 73 08 60; fax: +47 22 73 08 10; e-mail: monica@quasar.no. For more information about TIEMS and the conference, see: http://www.tiems.org or e-mail: info@tiems.org.
Third Panamerican Symposium on Landslides. Cartagena, Colombia: August 2001. Contact: Jacobo Ojeda, Subdireccion de Amenazas Geoambientales, Ingeominas; e-mail: jojeda@ingeomin.gov.co.
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Annual Conference and Exhibition. Riverside, California: November 3-7, 2001. Contact: IAEM, 111 Park Place, Falls Church, VA 22046-4513; (703) 538-1795; fax: (703) 241-5603; e-mail: iaem@aol.com; WWW: http://www.iaem.com.
Oceans and Coasts at Rio +10: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges. Sponsor: UNESCO. Paris, France: December 3-7, 2001. A global conference to consider the status of oceans and coasts ten years following the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). Contact: Patricio Bernal, IOC, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France; tel: 331-45- 683938; fax: 331-685810; e-mail: p.bernal@unesco.org or Biliana Cicin-Sain, University of Delaware, 301 Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 10716; (302) 831-8086; e-mail: bcs@udel.edu.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Conference. Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Baltimore, Maryland: December 10-13, 2001. A planning committee is currently being formed. Contact: Katrina Harris, General Physics Corporation, 500 Edgewood road, Suite 110, Edgewood, MD 21040; (410) 676-8835; fax: (410) 676-8545; e-mail: kharris@genphysics.com.
International Sociological Association (ISA) XV World Congress of Sociology. Brisbane, Australia: July 7-13, 2002. Suggestions for International Research Committee on Disasters (a committee of the ISA) sessions and moderators are currently being solicited. Contact: Maureen Fordham, Geography Department, Anglia Polytechnic University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, U.K.; tel: +44 01223 363271; e-mail: m.h.fordham@anglia.ac.uk.
Fifth International Conference of Local Authorities Confronting Disasters and Emergencies - LACDE 5. Shanghai, China: October 16-18, 2002. Contact: LACDE International Secretariat, c/o Union of Local Authorities in Israel, 3 Heftman Street, P.O. Box 20040, Tel Aviv 61200, Israel; tel: +972-3-695-5024; fax: +972-3-691-6821; e-mail: ulais@netvision.net.il; WWW: http://www.ulai.org.il/f_lacde.htm.
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