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- Title
- Development of Collaborative Japan-United States Socio-Behavioral Disaster Research.
- File
- PB82215385.pdf
- Author(s)
- Quarantelli, E. L.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1982, 232 p.
- Abstract
- The efforts of the Disaster Research Center in pursuing the following goals is summarized: (1) to examine relevant sociological disaster studies and produce a systematic inventory of the empirical work in the United States and Japan; (2) to organize a conference in Japan between leading Japanese researchers and representatives of the American disaster community; and (3) to recommend a program on the basis of the inventory and conference of research priorities as well as alternative structural strategies and possible institutional arrangements for collaborative work. The inventory which was compiled lists the major disaster agent involved in the event, including: blizzards and massive snowstorms; earthquakes; explosions and fires; floods; hurricanes, typhoons, and severe storms; power system malfunctions; tornadoes; toxicological incidents; transportation accidents; tsunamis; and volcanic eruptions. The inventory also includes the date of occurrence, location of event, a brief narrative on casualties and damages, and all known reports and publications up to 1979. A discussion of the conference held in Tokyo from December 1 through 5, 1980 is provided, including a list of conference participants.
- Keywords
- ; Research projects; Bibliographies; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Behavior; United States; Disasters; Fires; Floods; Hazards; Tornadoes; Snowstorms; Tsunamis; Japan; Information systems; Earthquakes