Disaster research — deals with conducting field and survey research on group, organizational and community preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and technological disasters and other community wide crises. The purpose behind this field of research… … Wikipedia
Disaster risk reduction — (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: here it has… … Wikipedia
Wind Science and Engineering Research Center — Infobox University name = Wind Science and Engineering Research Center native name = latin name = established = 1970 faculty = 25 dean = students = undergrad = postgrad = 40 city = Lubbock state = Texas country = U.S. website =… … Wikipedia
Disaster — For other uses, see Disaster (disambiguation). Ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history A disaster is a natural or man made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting … Wikipedia
Disaster convergence — is the phenomenon of individuals or groups moving towards a disaster stricken area. Convergers have many reasons for heading towards a disaster area. Kendra and Wachtendorf (2002) identified seven distinct categories of convergers. These… … Wikipedia
Center for Natural Hazards Research — Infobox University image size = 300px name = Center for Natural Hazards Research established = 2001 city = East Carolina University, Greenville state = North Carolina country = USAThe Center for Natural Hazards Research is an academic research… … Wikipedia
Center for Public Health Practice — Infobox University name=Center for Public Health Practice vision= a sustainable and resilient public health system in Pennsylvania mission= to be a catalyst for engaged scholarship in public health through applied research, practice based… … Wikipedia
Center for Domestic Preparedness — The Center for Domestic Preparedness is the only U.S. Federal facility chartered to provide comprehensive preparedness training programs to the Nation’s emergency response providers. HistoryThe United States Army Chemical School provided training … Wikipedia
Center for Naval Analyses — The Center for Naval Analyses is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the Department of the Navy, which includes both the Navy and the Marine Corps. The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) is operated by the Alexandria,… … Wikipedia
Center for Biosecurity — The Center for Biosecurity is an independent, nonprofit organization of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) that is dedicated to improving the country’s resilience to major biological threats. [http://www.upmc… … Wikipedia
