• Workshop on Deploying Post-disaster Quick-response Reconnaissance Teams: Methods, Strategies, and Needs 

  Kendra, James; Gregory, Sarah (Disaster Research Center, 2015)

  The National Science Foundation funded the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center to convene a workshop in June, 2012 on quick-response disaster research, with the purpose of probing the state-of-the-art and to ...
• Community Disaster Management Resources: A Case Study of the Farm Community in Sussex County, Delaware 

  Rademacher, Yvonne (Disaster Research Center, 2012-06)

  While the expansion of government institutions and programs over the past fifty years has resulted in government taking primary responsibility for emergency management, there is a growing recognition that government ...
• San Bruno California, September 9, 2010 Gas Pipeline Explosion and Fire 

  Davidson, Rachel A.; Kendra, James; Li, Sizheng; Long, Laurie C.; McEntire, David A.; Scawthorn, Charles; Kelly, Joshua (Disaster Research Center, 2012)

  On September 9, 2010 a buried high pressure 30-inch steel natural gas pipeline exploded in a residential neighborhood in the City of San Bruno, California, a suburb of San Francisco. The explosion and ensuing fire killed ...
• Chile vs. Haiti: How Did the Media Frame the Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile? 

  Svitak, Tyler (2010)

  This research compares how the media framed the recent earthquakes Chile and Haiti. There has been extensive research on the topic of media framing in disaster literature, and much of the research has concluded that the ...
• The Shake Felt Round the World: An Examination of Framing of Social Inequality in Local Media in the Wake of the Earthquake in Haiti 

  Wynn, Colleen (2010)

  This paper examines framing in two localized media sources in the wake of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti to observe any potential differences in the presentation of social inequality and poverty. Much of the previous literature ...
• Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis of the Potential Impact on Railroad Corridors in New Castle County Delaware 

  Malkin, Chance (2009-08-07)

  In the past century continued investment in infrastructure along the east coast of the United States has supported economic growth and development; unfortunately this investment also comes with a certain degree of ...
• Landslide Hazard Mapping of Earthquake Prone Transportation Areas - Case Study: Oat Mountain Area along Route 5 in the State of California 

  Lobo, Lauren (2009-08-07)

  The potential hazard caused by earthquake-triggered landslides is a great threat to the infrastructure of certain areas. These disasters cause million of dollars in damage each year and on average caused somewhere between ...
• Delaware Emergency Evacuation for the Salem / Hope Creek Nuclear Power Generators 

  Mitchell III, Charles W. (2008-08-08)

  This report and research is an assessment of the Delaware Emergency Evacuation Plans for a radiological emergency at the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Power Generators in Salem, NJ. In making this assessment information is drawn ...
• Hurricane Evacuation in Delaware 

  Dalton, Sarah (2008)

  This paper discusses the plan outlined for an evacuation in Delaware due to a hurricane. The paper draws on the plans, research, and lessons learned from hurricane prone states and those states less likely to experience a ...
• Emergent Citizen Groups in Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Activities 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1984)
• The Functioning of the Local Emergency Services Offices in Disasters 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1985-10)
• Emergent Behavior At The Emergency Time Periods of Disaster 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1983-09)
• Development of Collaborative Japan-United States Socio-Behavioral Disaster Research 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1982)
• Interview Guide For Specific Emergency Relevant Organizations 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1981)
• Sociobehavioral Response To Chemical Hazards: Preparations For And Responses To Acute Chemical Emergencies At The Local Commnunity Level 

  Quarantelli, E. L. (1981)
• Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Assessment Of The Pilot Phase - Year 3 

  Wachtendorf, Tricia; Connell, Rory; Tierney, Kathleen J.; Kompanik, Kristy (2002)
• Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Assessment Of Ten Non-Pilot Communities 

  Wachtendorf, Tricia; Connell, Rory; Monahan, Brian; Tierney, Kathleen J. (2002)
• Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Local Community Representatives Share Their Views: Year 3 Focus 

  Wachtendorf, Tricia; Tierney, Kathleen J. (2001)
• Interaction Between Canadian And American Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations During The Red River Flood of 1977, International Joint Commission Ottawa/Washington 

  Wachtendorf, Tricia (2000)
• Implementing A Seismic Computerized Alert Network (SCAN) For Southern California: Lessons And Guidance From The Literature On Warning Response And Warning Systems 

  Tierney, Kathleen J. (2000)

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