Natural Hazards Center Collection
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Report, Social Disruption and Psychological Stress in an Alaskan Fishing Community: The Impact of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1990
J. Steven Picou, Duane A. Gill, Christopher L. Dyer, and Evans W. Curry
"This research report focuses on cultural and psychological impacts identified through comparisons of 'control' and 'impact community' data. Two general post-traumatic stress areas are contrasted for sixteen separate indicators 1) intrusive recollections; and 2) avoidance behavior."
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Report, Drought Impact and Perception Among Wisconsin Dairy Farmers: Preliminary Summary of Survey Results, October 5, 1989
John Alden Cross
A summary of findings "which sought information concerning the impacts of the 1988 drought at a time that it was expected that many dairymen would be experiencing hay and feed grain shortages resulting from the substantially diminished 1988 harvest. At the same time data were obtained concerning the farmers' perceptions of the possibility for drought during the summer of 1989 and during the 1990's."
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Report, Management of a Maritime Crisis: The Integration of Planning, Prevention, and Response, October 1989
John R. Harald, Henry S. Marcus, and William A. Wallace
"The objective of this paper is to examine the integration of prevention, planning, and response in the management of maritime crises. The paper concludes with a preliminary analysis of the Exxon Valdez incident based upon a National Science Foundation funded rapid assessment study conducted by the authors."
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Report, Post-Disaster Adaptive Responses: Parent-Child Reactions to the Los Angeles Area/Whittier Narrows Earthquake, September 1989
Norma S. Gordon and Carl A. Maida
Results from a questionnaire used to study the reaction of children and families to an earthquake in the Los Angeles area on October 1, 1987.
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Report, Learning from Risk: Organizational Interaction Following the Armenian Earthquakes, 1989
Louise K. Comfort
A report about learning from an earthquake in Armenia, and how organizations can prepare themselves for the next earthquake whenever it arrives.
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Report, Public Images about Chlorine Storage Hazards Following an Accidental Gas Release, May 1988
George Cvetkovich
"This study is guided by two research questions: 1) What changes, if any, occur in the characteristics of hazard images as a result of an industrial accident? 2) How are characteristics of hazard images related to judgments about the hazard?"
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Report, Aftermath of a Disaster: Psychological Response to the Indianapolis Ramada Jet Crash, 1988
Elizabeth Mary Smith and Carol S. North
A report of the results of interviews with hotel employees affected by an Air Force jet crashing into the hotel.
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Report, Aftermath of a Disaster: Psychological Response to the Madison, Florida Tornado, 1988
Elizabeth M. Smith and Carol S. North
Results from interviews taken after a tornado in Madison, Florida. The interview "elicits information about the disaster experience and the individuals' perceptions of the event, use of formal and informal support systems, behavioral response to the traumatic event, and 15 DSM-III diagnoses selected for their potential relevance to the disaster experience."
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Report, Aftermath of a Disaster: Psychological Response to the Russellville Arkansas Mass Murder, 1988
Elizabeth Mary Smith and Carol S. North
The report of interviews with businesses involved in the Russellville, Arkansas, mass shooting.
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Report, Grand Canyon Midair Collision, 1988
Don M. Hartsough
The results of an interview with a National Park Service ranger who worked as the air specialist for the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon when two plane had a midair collision.
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Report, Mental Health Service Utilization by Child Victims of Natural Disasters, 1988
Bill J. Locke
A study looking at mental health services for children and how they were, or were not, used after tornadoes in Texas.
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Report, Variables Affecting Duty-Related Stress After an Air Crash Disaster, 1988
Don M. Hartsough
"This exploratory study examined variables that may contribute to the stress of emergency workers following a disaster," in this case a midair collision of aircraft over the Grand Canyon. Data was "obtained from field interviews with disaster workers, standard paper-and-pencil tests of stress, and an experimental questionnaire designed to evaluate subjects for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder."
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Reprint, Screening for the Psychological Consequences of a Major Disaster in a Developing Country: Armero, Colombia, November 1987
Bruno R. Lima, S. Pai, H. Santacruz, and J. Lozano
A reprint of the article "Screening for the Psychological Consequences of a Major Disaster in a Developing Country: Armero, Colombia" which was originally published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Volume 76, Issue 5.
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Report, Training Primary Care Workers in Disaster Mental Health: The Experience in Ecuador, April 6-11, 1987
Bruno R. Lima
"The proposed research is the first effort of a long-range project to develop the role of the primary care worker (PCW) in providing mental health care to disaster victims."
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Conference Proceedings, What We Have Learned Since the Big Thompson Flood, 1987
Eve Gruntfest
Proceedings of the tenth anniversary conference related to the Big Thompson Flood in Colorado.
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Report, Emotional Impact of Post-Disaster Relocation, 1987
Michael E. Durkin
"We surveyed 116 families of the Santa Carolina housing project in Santiago, Chile, approximately 8 months after the March 3rd, 1985 Child earthquake. Our goals were to assess the general mental health impact of the earthquake; to document post-earthquake relocation patterns; and to explore the potential relationship between relocation and mental health."
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Report, Kalamata Earthquake, 1986: Psychological Reactions and Roles for Health Care Workers, 1987
Jerri Laube
A report on research looking at "the psychological effect of disaster on health care workers" after the Kalamata, Greece, earthquake.
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Report, Psychosocial Impact of Disaster: The Baldwin Hills Fire, 1987
Norma S. Gordon, Carl A. Maida, Alan Steinberg, and Gail Gordon
A report of the results of interviews with fire victims from the Baldwin Hills Fire in Los Angeles, California.
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Report, Transportation Problems and Needs in the Aftermath of the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake, 1987
Antoine G. Hobeika, Siamak Assaee Ardekani, and Alejandro Martínez-Márquez
"A description of the state of the transportation network and services in the immediate aftermath of the Mexico City earthquake is provided. The goal has been to identify the major problems faced in the management of the transportation system pertaining to the overall emergency response and restoration of normalcy."
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Report, Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85, September 1986
Claire B. Rubin, Anthony M. Yezer, Qaizar Hussain, and Anne Webb
"This report is designed to provide an overview of the major natural disasters that have occurred in the U.S. during the years 1965 through 1985."
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Reprint, Primary Mental Health Care for Disaster Victims in Developing Countries, September 1986
Bruno R. Lima
A reprint of the article "Primary Mental Health Care for Disaster Victims in Developing Countries" originally published in the journal Disasters, Volume 10, Issue 3.
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Conference Proceedings, Strengthening Local Flood Protection Programs, June 17-19, 1986
Association of State Floodplain Managers. Conference
Proceedings of the tenth annual conference of the Association of State Floodplain Managers held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from June 17 to 19, 1986.
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Book, Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in Disaster Recovery, 1986
Robert C. Bolin and Patricia A. Bolton
"This study grows out of work that each of the authors have previously done on the dynamics, in various social contexts, of family recovery from disasters. In those earlier studies, the importance of ethnicity and race was left largely unexplored. Our previous research did note the importance of culture, age, and social class as determinants of patterns of aid utilization. To that mix of social variables we now add race and ethnicity (and/or religious affiliation) as additional pieces in the puzzle of family recovery."
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Handbook, Land Use Planning for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: A Handbook for Planners, 1986
Patricia A. Bolton, Susan G. Heikkala, Marjorie M. Greene, and Peter J. May
"This handbook - written by planners and hazards management specialists - has as its premise that land use planning techniques are useful and potentially less costly than some other mitigation measures, particularly structural ones, that decrease earthquake loss potential. In order to demonstrate the usefulness of such techniques in a more systematic manner, a comprehensive decision-making framework is presented. It outlines the steps local officials in an earthquake-prone area can take to determine the effectiveness of land use planning techniques to reduce losses in their community from an earthquake."
