Those looking to learn from the recent flooding in Colorado won’t have to wait too long now that researchers from the Natural Hazards Center’s Quick Response Grant Program have entered the field. Reports on the preliminary data collected will be available beginning in January.
Immediately after the flooding in September, the Natural Hazards Center issued a special call for research related to the widespread disaster. We received many interesting proposals and were able to fund the following:
Problems Related to the Oil and Gas Industry During a Flooding Disaster: The Nature and Extent of Citizen Complaints and Satisfaction with Government Response
-- Tara Opsal and Tara Shelley, Colorado State University
Assessing Ecological and Natural Resources Impacts of Colorado Floods to Strengthen Disaster Risk Reduction and Build Cross-Cutting Resilience
-- Deborah Brosnan, University of California, Davis
Policy Learning and Political Context: Analyzing Responses to Colorado’s Extreme Flood Events of 2013
-- Deserai Crow, University of Colorado, and Elizabeth Albright, Duke University
Women in the Face of Disaster: Incorporating Gender Perspectives into Disaster Policy NHC Call for Quick Response Proposals on Colorado Floods
--Bridgette Cram, Florida International University
Sustainable Food Systems: Impacts of Disasters and Relief Efforts on Resilience
-- Rachael Budowle, University of Wyoming
Understanding Household Recovery Following the Colorado Flash Floods (2013)
-- Andrew Rumbach, Deborah Thomas, Carrie Makarewicz, Jeremy Nemeth, University of Colorado, Denver
An Empirical Investigation of the Material Convergence Problem
--Andrew Arnette, University of Wyoming
The Natural Hazards Center accepts Quick Response Grant proposals at any time. For more information on the program and how to submit a proposal, please read the program guidelines. And if you’re not already signed up to receive Quick Response Grant Program information, you can sign up or add it to your preferences online.