1998 Annual Workshop

Session Summaries

In July 1998, hazards professionals, including federal, state, and local government officials, nonprofit organization representatives, private industry representatives, and others, met in Boulder, Colorado, for the 23rd Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop.

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.

S98-1: EL NINO: IMPACTS AND EFFECTS ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HAZARD MITIGATION

S98-2: THE EVOLVING PROFESSION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

S98-3: RISK, VULNERABILITY, AND THE TRUE COSTS OF COASTAL HAZARDS)

S98-4: PLANNING FOR MITIGATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

S98-5: THE GLOBAL DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORK

S98-6: THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON FAMILIES

S98-7: THE USE OF REAL-TIME SEISMIC INFORMATION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

S98-8: THE FLORIDA TORNADOS: RESPONSE AND MITIGATION CONUNDRUM

S98-9: NEW EFFORTS IN EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH

S98-10: COPING WITH CRISES: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

S98-11: THE ECONOMICS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT

S98-12: ONE YEAR LATER: A LOOK AT RECOVERY IN GRAND FORKS