Articles and Websites/links on Hazards and Risks:
New York Times articles on natural hazards and disasters, resilience, vulnerability, and risk perception (instructor should get a trial subscription to access links):
Lesson Plan: Preparing for Natural Disasters:
Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster:
Lesson Plan: A Disaster in the Making:
Lessons on Resilience in New Orleans:
Lessons Emerge in Varied Losses from Extreme Floods:
Will Nuclear Plants Stand up to Quakes and Floods:
On Earthquakes, Warming, and Risk (mis)perception:
The Wages of Eco-Angst (note: this is a good discussion on risk perception):
What Did We Learn from Irene?
Videos and weblinks (these are also listed on the module web pages):
Psychology Today: Risk Assessment:
FEMA video: The Federal Emergency Management Agency created a series of YouTube videos to show individuals and communities how to get and be more prepared.
Ready.Gov: This is the FEMA website for preparedness.
There's no such thing as a "natural" disaster - This is a rather interesting blog on why there is no such thing as a natural disaster, when we consider the intersection of human impacts with natural hazards.
CDC Preparedness 101 - The Centers for Disease Control published a pandemic guide, which has facilitated a different type of conversation about preparedness . . . Why do you think zombies are more likely to get people's attention than a guide about preparing for a real potential hazard?
An example of an organization that connects stakeholders with risks and vulnerabilities: Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change.
World Economic Forum 2011 Report on proposals for public/private stakeholder solutions :A Vision for Managing Natural Disaster Risk.
FEMA: Community Emergency Response Teams and FEMA Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Journal Articles (these are also listed on the module pages)
Barberi, F., M. S. Davis, R. Isaia, R. Nave, & T. Ricci."Volcanic Risk Perception in the Vesuvius Population."Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (2008): 172(3), 244-258. (web link provided)
Cutter, S.L., B. J. Boruff and W. L. Shirley."Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards."Social Science Quarterly (2003): 84(2):242-261.
Lovekamp, William E., and Sara K. McMahon. "I Have a Snickers Bar in the Trunk of My Car: Student Narratives of Disaster Risk, Fear, Preparedness, and Reflections on Union University." International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters (2011): 29(2):132-148.
Patterson, Olivia, Frederick Weil, and Kavita Patel. "The Role of Community in Disaster Response: Conceptual Models." Population Research Policy Review (2010): 29: 127-141.
Siegrist, M., and G. Cvetkovich. "Perception of Hazards: The Role of Social Trust and Knowledge." Risk Analysis (2000): Vol. 20, No 5: pp 713-719.
Wachinger, Gisela, et al. "The Risk Perception Paradox: Implications for Governance and Communication of Natural Hazards." Risk Analysis (2013): 33(6): 1049-1065.
Wood, Nathan. "Understanding Risk and Resilience to Natural Hazards."U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet (2011): 2011-3008, 2 p.
Article web link: Why residents of disaster-prone areas don't move. Atlantic social science article by Harvey Molotch explains or provides reasons for why people may not leave disaster-prone areas.
Article web link:Adaptive governance and resilience: the role of multi-stakeholder platforms in disaster risk reduction.