Michael Lindell
Michael K. Lindell has nearly 40 years of experience in emergency management, during which time he has conducted 47 major research projects on the processes by which individuals and organizations respond to natural and technological hazards. In addition, he has extensive experience providing technical assistance to government agencies, industry groups, and private corporations in development of emergency plans and procedures.
Lindell organized and chaired an American Society of Civil Engineers Specialty Conference on Hazardous Facilities and served twice as secretary of the Executive Committee for the ASCE Council on Natural Disaster Reduction. He co-chaired the organizing committee for a conference on protective-action decision making in nuclear power plant accidents. He was a member of the steering committee for a similar conference on protective-action decision making in chemical emergencies.
He recently participated in the NSF Assessment of Research and Applications on Natural Hazards, serving as a member of the Committee on Preparedness and Response, and chairing the Committee on Adoption, Implementation, and Evaluation of Hazard Adjustments. He has served on eight consultant panels for the International Atomic Energy Agency in developing planning guidance for response to nuclear and radiological incidents, has made presentations to five National Research Council panels, and served as a member of three National Research Council panels—Disasters Research in Social Sciences; Assessing Vulnerabilities Related to the Nation's Chemical Infrastructure; and Inherently Safer Chemical Processes: The Use of Methyl Isocyanate at Bayer CropScience.
Workshop Abstracts
Do Better Land Use Tools Result in Less Natural Hazard Damage? An Examination of Planners' Perceptions
Logistics of Hurricane Evacuation in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Modeling Planners’ Perceptions of Land Use Planning Tools in the U.S. Pacific States
Risk Perceptions and Protective Actions in a Water Contamination Emergency
Effects of Hurricane Track and Threat Information on Judgments of Strike Probability
