Lit Rev | Social Science

Tierney, K., 1993: Disaster preparedness and response: Research findings and guidance from the social science literature. US-ROC Workshop on Natural Disaster Reduction, Taipei, Taiwan.

This paper is a non-comprehensive literature review on the state of social science research on disasters, with particular focus on the phases of preparedness and...

Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Preparedness & Motivation | Posted: Mar 15, 2015

Sorenson, J. H. and D.S. Mileti, 1988: Warning and evacuation: Answering some basic questions. Industrial Crisis Quarterly 2, 2(3 & 4), 195-209.

The authors analyze data from numerous behavioral studies of public evacuation response. It address five common questions asked by emergency managers and personnel and attempts...

Communication/Dissemination, Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Multi-haz | Posted: Feb 25, 2015

Phillips, B.D. and B.H. Morrow, 2007: Social science research needs: Focus on vulnerable populations, forecasting, and warnings. Natural Hazards Review, 8 (3), 61-68.

This paper evaluates social science research findings on the topic of vulnerable populations and warning forecasts. The authors term populations that are potentially more vulnerable...

Coping & Adaptation, Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Severe Weather, Vulnerability | Posted: Nov 20, 2014

Perry, R.W. and M.K. Lindell, 2003: Preparedness for emergency response: Guidelines for the emergency planning process. Disasters, 27(4), 336-350.

This article focuses on the concept of emergency response plans. The authors note that there has been an exceptional rise in funding directed to the...

Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Preparedness & Motivation | Posted: Nov 13, 2014

Parker, D.J. and J.W. Handmer, 1998: The role of unofficial flood warning systems. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 6(1), 45-60.

The majority of research conducted on studying the effectiveness of flood warning systems is on official warning systems. However, people use unofficial warning systems inherently...

Coastal, Communication/Dissemination, Decision Making & Response, Floods, Forecast & Response Improvements, Hydrometeorology & Warning Systems, Integration & Collaboration, Lit Rev, Preparedness & Motivation | Posted: Nov 5, 2014

Neal, D.M., 1997: Reconsidering the phases of disaster. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 15(2), 239-264.

Disaster phases (preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation) have been used by many researchers and emergency personnel throughout the years. However, Neal reveals that there are...

Coastal, Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Preparedness & Motivation, Theory | Posted: Sep 10, 2014

Lindell, M. K., and Perry, R. W., 1992: Behavioral foundations of community emergency planning. Hemisphere, Washington, D.C.

This book centers on the integration of research on preparedness and response to emergencies. It focuses on three major themes. The first major theme is...

Decision Making & Response, Integration & Collaboration, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Preparedness & Motivation | Posted: May 10, 2013

Leik, R.K., M.T. Carter, J.P. Clark, S.D. Kendall, and G.A. Gifford, 1980: Community response to natural hazard warnings. Information for the Defense Community.

This research centered on warning dissemination and community response and included three components. First, field studies of communities that experienced either flash floods, hurricanes, tornadoes,...

Communication/Dissemination, Decision Making & Response, Forecast & Response Improvements, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Preparedness & Motivation | Posted: May 10, 2013

Haynes, K., L. Coates, R. Leigh, J. Handmer, J. Whittaker, A. Gissing, J. Mcaneney, and S. Opper, 2009: ‘Shelter-in-place’ vs. evacuation in flash floods. Environmental Hazards, 8(4), 291-303.

Evacuation remains the leading action recommended throughout the literature on flash floods. However, this paper argues that sheltering-in-place may in fact lead to fewer deaths...

Decision Making & Response, Driving in Floods, Flash Floods, Interview, Lit Rev | Posted: May 10, 2013

Zahran, S., S.D. Brody, W.G. Peacock, A. Vedlitz, and H. Grover, 2008: Social vulnerability and the natural and built environment: a model of flood casualties in Texas. Disasters, 32(4), 537-560.

This study assesses what physical and social factors increase the likelihood for fatalities during floods. The authors analyze 832 countywide floods in Texas from 1997-2001...

Floods, Forecast & Response Improvements, Lit Rev, Vulnerability | Posted: May 10, 2013

Marx, S.M., E.U. Weber, B.S. Orlove, A. Leiserowitz, D.H. Krantz, C. Roncoli, and J. Phillips, 2007: Communication and mental processes: Experiential and analytic processing of uncertain climate information. Global Environmental Change, 17, 47-58.

Communicating the uncertainty inherent in climate change is a difficult task, especially since little is known about how groups of people understand uncertainty and make...

Communication/Dissemination, Decision Making & Response, Lit Rev, Multi-haz, Uncertainty | Posted: May 10, 2013

Keogh, D.U., A. Armando, S. Mushtaq, D. King, and M. Thomas, 2011: Resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity of an inland rural town prone to flooding: a climate change adaptation case study of Charleville, Queensland, Australia. Natural Hazards, 59, 699-723.

Hydrometeorological disasters, most notably floods, account for the majority of economic and livelihood losses in Australia. The objective of this study was to assess the...

Coping & Adaptation, Floods, Hydrometeorology & Warning Systems, Interview, Lit Rev, Vulnerability | Posted: May 10, 2013

Morrow, B., 2009: Risk behavior and risk communication: synthesis and expert interviews. SocResearch Miami. Final report for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC.

This final report for NOAA’s Coastal Services Center describes in detail the 1) risk perception process, 2) influences on risk perception, and 3) potential effective...

Coastal, Communication/Dissemination, Decision Making & Response, Forecast & Response Improvements, Interview, Lit Rev, Preparedness & Motivation, Risk Perceptions, Severe Weather | Posted: Feb 5, 2013

Annotated Bibliography of Hazard and Flood-Related Articles