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Disaster Research Centers in Planning Programs: The Hazard
Reduction Recovery Center Walter Gillis Peacock, Ph.D., Director
Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
Research on all forms of Environmental and Technological Hazards
• Environmental
– Meteorological: hurricanes, tornadoes
– Hydrological: floods – Geological: earthquakes,
volcanoes, tsunamis; – Environmental Degradation/
habitat loss • Technological
– Nuclear / radiological, chemical
– Chemical and other Hazard Material (HAZMAT)
– Terrorism
What Does HRRC Do?
NOAA
What the HRRC Does Differently?
• Research – Primary emphasis is on linking
• Natural / Technological Hazards
• Built Environment & land use
• Social Systems – Primary focus
• Mitigation and Vulnerability • Sustainability and
Resiliency • Broader environmental
issues – Interdisciplinary
Built Environment
and Land use patterns
Natural and
Technological Hazards
Social
Systems
Disasters
Disasters, Sustainability
and Resiliency
Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center
• Est. 1988 • Dean Michael McCarthy, in the College of Architecture • Directors:
– 1988, Phil Berke (Interim Director) – 1989-1997, Dennis Wenger – 1997-2003, Mike Lindell – 2003-2004, George Rogers – 2004-present, Walt Peacock – 2008-2009, Sam Brody (Acting Director)
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Some of HRRC’s Affiliated Faculty Sudha Arlikatti (UNT) Sherry Bame (LAUP) Phil Berke (UNC/TAMU) David Bilbo (COSC) Eric Dumbaugh (FAU) Rick Giardino (GEOG) Cecilia Giusti (LAUP) Jack Kartez (USM) June Martin (LAUP) Forster Ndubisi (LAUP) J. R. Naderi (Ball St.) John Nichols (COSC) Fransico Olivera (CVEN) Ron Perry (ASU) Jon Rodiek (LAUP) George Rogers (LAUP) Jesse Saginor (FAU) Doug Shaw (AECON) Norris Stubbs (CVEN) Daniel Sui (GEOG) John Thomas (RSOC) S. Van Zandt (LAUP) Doug Wunneburger (LAUP) Yu Xiao (LAUP) Steven. Quiring (GEOG) Y. Zhang (VaTECH)
Education/Certificate Programs
• Environmental Hazards Management – Understanding of the interrelationship between the built
environment and extreme events in the natural environment. – 4 tracks: Hazard Mitigation planning, Emergency Management
Planning, Environmental Hazards Management Planning and Disaster Health Systems Planning
• Transportation Planning – College of Architecture, Engineering, Bush School and TTI – Transportation in City Planning – 3 focus areas: Multimodal Systems Planning; Transportation
and Urban Design; or Transportation Planning and Public Policy.
Dr. Mike Lindell, Coordinator
Dr. Ken Joh, Coordinator
Research
• Jump starting new faculty • Levels:
– Since 2002: • Average 719K new grants per year • Approximately 2 million in effect each year
• Sources: – National Science Foundation – NOAA (Sea Grant & CSC) – National Park Service – Department of Homeland Security – Texas General Land Office (NOAA)
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HRRC’s Students: Eric Bardenhagen David Bierling Sarah Bernhardt Gabriel R. Burns Shan Gao (Sandy) Himanshu Grover Rahmawati Husein Dustin Henry Amie Hufton Jung Eun Kang Pat Kultgen Yi-Sz Lin Paula Lorente Joseph Mayunga Anita Hollmann Susan White Daramawan Prasodjo Karen Alsept Robyn Bell Tasha Davis Aatmaja Desai Rhonda Dunn Dayna Finley Andrew Garza Abha Grover Erin Harrison Tiffany Kleb Jee Young Lee Courtney Payne Walter M. Peacock Ashley Shaw Allie Norman Linda Salzar Jared Briggs Lijing Zhou Jennifer Wilbanks Angie Lehnert Melanie Britton Mary Beth Trevino Ashley Estep Sam Dorado
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Books Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Research Reports
Paper pres.
Invited Talks
HRRC Scholarly Output: 2010-12
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Citations: - Approximately 13,000 for our core faculty - Averaging 550 per year
What Makes the HRRC Work
me TEAM
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