PA21B:
Natural Hazards Research and the Real "Broader Impacts" Posters


Session ID#: 9181

Session Description:
Natural hazards present a unique and natural laboratory for earth science research, such as geophysics, geochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, geodesy and remote sensing, to name just a few, all having the potential for direct societal applications. Yet despite the many improvements in hazard science, including monitoring, forecasting and understanding hazard triggers, economic losses and the number of people affected by disasters continues to rise. Many research proposals require a broader impacts statement that reflects the potential benefits to society; however, there is a deficit in the literature demonstrating how these “broader impacts” are realized. This session seeks to address the interplay between scientific knowledge and societal awareness, exploring how natural hazards research is (or is not) integrated into public policy and human behavior. We invite presentations of case studies that highlight how scientific research results have been communicated, accepted and/or adapted into local, regional or national policy.
Primary Convener:  Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Luke J Bowman, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States and Kyle A Brill, Michigan Technological University, Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, Houghton, MI, United States
Chairs:  Kyle A Brill, Michigan Technological University, Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, Houghton, MI, United States, Luke J Bowman, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States and Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
Index Terms:

4306 Multihazards [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4323 Human impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4336 Economic impacts of disasters [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4338 Disaster policy [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Partnerships that Bridge the Gap Between Research and Impact (Invited) (79209)
Rajul Pandya, American Geophysical Union, Science, Thriving Earth Exhange, Washington, DC, United States, Natasha Udu-gama, American Geophysical Union, Thriving Earth Exchange, Washington, DC, United States and Thriving Earth Exchange Program Team
A Heat Vulnerability Index and Adaptation Solutions for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Invited) (60961)
Kelly Klima1, Leslie Abrahams2, Kathryn Bradford2 and Miriam Hegglin2, (1)RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States, (2)Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Synthesizing, summarizing, and sharing natural hazard information for non-scientists (69814)
Carson Cameron MacPherson-Krutsky, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States and Rebecca O Bendick, University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, MT, United States
What Do We Tell People to Do during Earthquake Shaking in Emerging Countries? A Multidisciplinary Approach (86279)
Janise Ellen Rodgers1, L. Thomas Tobin2, Veronica Cedillos3, Karma Doma Tshering4, Hari Kumar5, Brian E Tucker1 and Julie Jomo6, (1)GeoHazards International, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (2)Tobin & Associates, Mill Valley, CA, United States, (3)Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, United States, (4)GeoHazards International, Palo Alto, CA, United States, (5)GeoHazards International, New Delhi, India, (6)GeoHazards International, Menlo Park, United States
Diagnosing Sources of Caribbean Early Season Rainfall and Its End of Century Projection: Changes in the Caribbean-Rain Belt Pattern. (80558)
Theodore L Allen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Typhoon Haiyan-Induced Storm Surge Simulation in Metro Manila Using High-Resolution LiDAR Topographic Data (80527)
Joy Toriol Santiago, Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (Project NOAH), Department of Science and Technology, Quezon City, Philippines
Differential Subsidence in Mexico City and its Consequences to the Collective Transport System (Metro) (79315)
Dario E Solano Rojas1, Shimon Wdowinski2, Enrique Cabral3, Zhang Yunjun2 and Yoangel Torres2, (1)Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Facultad de Ingenieria, Division de Ingenieria en Ciencias de la Tierra, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)University of Miami, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Miami, FL, United States, (3)Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Departamento de Geomagnetismo y Exploración, Mexico D.F., Mexico

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