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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:46:07 -0600
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Subject:      Disaster Research - 100

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Here's the latest from DISASTER RESEARCH  September 29, 1992

                 DISASTER RESEARCH
                  *** #100(!) ***
                 TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1)  An Information Request from Australia
2)  And an Information Request from the U.S.
3)  An Introduction to the National Landslide Information Center
4)  Another Comment on Computer Networks and Recent Disasters
5)  Regarding Networks and Recent Disasters
6)  Meetings

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               No DR Would Be Complete Without
            An Information Request from Australia

Research - The role of nurses in disaster planning and management

I am currently conducting research into the role of nurses in disaster
planning and management, for a Masters of Nursing at Flinders University of
South Australia. I would appreciate information in the  form of reports of
actual disasters, major incidents where medical teams have been involved. I
also would be interested in contacting Australian nurses who have actually
participated in providing assistance at a disaster in their capacity as a
nurse, in order that I may be able to interview them as part of the study.

I can be contacted :

1. via the mail on admix
2. Email obrien@major.ucnv.edu.au
3. Phone 054 447544(w) 054 415110(h)
4. Mail LaTrobe University College of Northern Victoria, PO Box 199, Bendigo,
   Victoria, Australia. 3550

All advice or assistance will be greatly appreciated
Keith O'brien

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                And an Information Request from the U.S.

         Looking for Input on Participatory Relief Strategies

I am researching the idea of including more local participation and
decision making in relief situations.  Specifically, I want to look at
the work being done by US based NGOs working overseas.

A lot of NGOs are working in long term development projects as well as
short term relief projects.  Much of the work being done in development
oriented programs promote such principles as participation, local
decision making and other qualities aimed at empowering local people to
deal with difficult situations as they arise.  Relief projects on the other
hand seem to be more effective when the larger NGOs take control of the
execution of the relief operations and apply a very strict, top-down
implementation of the project and distribution of goods and services.

What I would like to examine includes: 1) what effect do such relief
operations have on the the longer term goals of promoting `bottom-up'
development and curtailing the sense of dependence on outside help; 2) to
examine any possible strategies that have been tried or are being tried;
3) to speak with people in NGOs and others involved in related areas about
this subject.

I encourage any feedback or input on this subject.
         My e-mail address is:
              sga1@cornell.edu

         My mailing address is:
              Steve Ashton
              Box 14, Kennedy Hall
              Cornell University
              Ithaca, NY 14853

Thanks in advance

Steve Ashton   - SGA1@CORNELL.EDU
M.P.S. Student - International Agriculture & Rural Development
Cornell University

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      An Introduction to the National Landslide Information Center

From: Judy Denison, jdenison@gldrtv.cr.usgs.gov
Subject: National Landslide Information Center, USGS

Greetings!  We'd like to acquaint you with the National Landslide Information
Center (NLIC) of the U.S. Geological Survey, located in Golden, CO.  We
maintain databases and files for the benefit of landslide researchers and
planners.  Our projects include:

1) Bibliographic file.  We are building a computer database currently
containing about 9000 bibliographic records.  We have copies of about 4000 of
these articles in our files.  We will do bibliographic searches on request at
no charge.  We cannot, however, provide copies of these articles,  Visitors
are welcome to our center at 1711 Illinois, 3rd floor, Golden, Colorado, USA.
We'd very much appreciate receiving copies of any of your articles you'd like
included in our files.

2) World Landslide Inventory (WLI).  We are currently building the Directory
for the WLI, being produced in connection with the International Decade for
Natural Disaster Reduction.  The first edition of this Directory was published
in July, and contains 297 entries for landslide inventory contacts in 119
countries.  This report is available printed, on microfiche, or on diskette.
Please contact us by email for ordering information.

3) Roster.  We have an international roster of about 2100 persons interested
in landslide research.  We would welcome your name on this list (along with
your area of interest).

4) Landslide dams.  We have a global database on landslide dams and their
physical characteristics.

5) Maps.  We have files of published and unpublished landslide maps arranged
by geographic region.

6) Photographs.  We have uncataloged photographic materials, including
photographic prints, slides, and videos.

7) Other materials.  We have newspaper reports from throughout the world;
press releases; copies of legislation, ordinances, codes, and other documents
on landslide-hazards mitigation. We invite your email messages, or your
telephone calls: 1-800-654-4966;  William M. Brown III (Chief), 303/273-8587;
Judy Denison, 303/273-8649; FAX 303/273-8600. Mailing address: National
Landslide Information Center, USGS, Box 25046, MS 966, Federal Center, Denver,
CO 80225-0046.

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          Another Comment on Computer Networks and Recent Disasters

A friend and colleague recently e-mailed:

I can see by the latest newsletter that I was not the only person won-
dering what was going on in So. FL and how to find out where help was needed.

I was amazed to see that neither SALEMDUG nor VITANET provided any help or
guid ance on this matter. I was not expecting your electronic newsletter to
take the lead on Andrew matters [I'm not sure we did - ed.].  This is
definitely an area that needs attention for the next big one.

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                Regarding Networks and Recent Disasters

We recently noticed that a Hurricane Andrew newsgroup had sprung up on USENET.
For those of you with access to this service who want to monitor the ongoing
discussion, the group is called "alt.hurricane.andrew." Most messages seem to
recount personal experiences in the storm.

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                                Meetings
[These are the latest announcements received by the Hazards Center. Earlier
postings appear in almost every previous issue of Disaster Research.]

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. (Includes presentations on
volcano prediction, earthquake indicators, and a special session on Hurricane
Andrew.) Cincinnati, Ohio: October 26-29, 1992. Contact: Geological Society of
America, P.O. Box 9140, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301, (303) 447-2020;
fax: (303) 447-1133.

International Workshop on the Application of Space Technologies to Disaster
Management. Rome, Italy: November 3-5, 1992. Contact: Luciano De Fusco,
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Via di Villa Patrizi 13, 00161 Rome, Italy;
fax: (39) 6-4404212.

SOS92 - Health in Relief Operations. Manila, Philippines: November 9-27, 1992.
Contact: ICRC, SOS92 (Manila), 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland;
fax: (22) 7332057

NCCEM 1992 Pre-Conference Training (held in conjunction with the 1992 National
Coordinating Council on Emergency Management (NCCEM) Annual Meeting): "Public
Policy and Legal Issues in Emergency Management" and "Evacuation Planning and
Implementation." Colorado Springs, Colorado: November 14, 1992. Contact:
Emergency Response Institute, 4537 Foxhall Drive, N.E., Olympia WA 98516,
(206) 491-7785; fax: (206) 493-0949.

8th National SAMU Congress, First European Congress on Emergency Medical
Service. Paris, France; November 18-20, 1992. Contact: The Secretariat, SAMU
Congress, 45 rue Boussingault, 75013 Paris, France.

Fifth Annual Conference: Society for Risk Analysis - Japan. Kyoto, Japan:
November 29-30, 1992. Contact: Saburo Ikeda, Institute of Socio-Economic
Planning, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan; tel:
0298-53-5380; fax: 0298-55-3849.

Asia and Pacific Ocean International Typhoon Conference: "The Fury of a
Typhoon and the Information for Disaster Prevention." Fukuoka, Japan: December
2, 1992. Contact: Taketoshi Koga, Senior Director, NHK-Fukuoka Bureau 2-6-1
Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810, Japan; fax: (81) 92-7250726.

IDNDR International Symposium on Earthquake Disaster Reduction Technology.
Tsukuba City, Japan: December 15-17, 1992. Contact: IISEE, Tatehara 1, Tsukuba
City, 305 Japan; fax: (81) 298-642989

Society for Applied Anthropology 1993 Annual Meeting. (Includes a major
symposium on issues of disaster research in multicultural settings - but all
issues of disaster research and management will be included in the program. A
call for papers has been issued.) San Antonio, Texas: March 10-14, 1993.
Contact: Tony Oliver-Smith, Department of Anthropology, 1350 Turlington Hall,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2036, (904) 392-2290; fax: (904)
392-6929

Fourth Conference: Society for Risk Analysis - Europe. Rome, Italy: June
21-23, 1993. Contact: Paolo Vestrucci, Nier, Via S. Stefano 16, 40136 Bolgna,
Italy; tel: 39.51.239728; fax: 39.51.227824; or, R.A. (Tony) Cox, Four
Elements Ltd., Greencoat House, Francis Street, London SW1H 1DP, England; tel:
44.71.9738041; fax: 44.71.9738042.

International Tsunami Symposium: Tsunami '93. Wakayama, Japan: August 23-27,
1993. Contact: Yoshito Tsuchiya, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto
Univeristy, Uji, Kyoto 611, Japan.

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