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NOTE: Here you will find some Web Sites links in relation with Disaster Management. After the links, follows the title of the Page and a comment. Some are governmental, others are private companies which produce software or other technology or international organizations which provide valuable information.
Governmental Organizations (Including research and educational institutions)
http://www.benfieldhrc.org/ The Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre Research School of Geological & Geophysical Sciences University College London specializes in all aspects of natural hazards research.
http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/ HAZUS software program uses PC-based technology from the Geographic Information System to produce detailed maps and analytical reports that describe a community's potential losses.
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/ Geologic Hazards web site provided by USGS with maps, publications, images, etc.
http://www.gndci.pg.cnr.it/ Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dalle Catastrofi Idrogeologiche of the Italian National Research Council provide data and information on the scientific and technical activities promoted and carried out by them.
http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/hrl/ Hazards Research Lab, Department of Geographic, Univ. of South Carolina is a research and graduate training lab focused on the use of geographic information processing techniques in environmental hazards analysis and management.
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/geolsurv/surficial/landslid/default.htm Landslides in British Columbia - Home Page with theoretical explanations about Landslides.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/terrain/ Mapping and Assessing Terrain Stability Guidebook Second Edition August 1999 from the Forest Practices Code of the Ministry of Forests in British Columbia.
http://www.es.mq.edu.au/NHRC/ Natural Hazards Research Centre from Macquarie University, Australia. Provide research and training in Natural Hazards.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/sites/sites.html SELECTED WWW SITES and OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES On Hazards and Disasters. Section from the Natural Hazards Center Web site with an annotated index of some of the more useful disaster Web sites.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/ Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters.
http://www.unige.ch/hazards/ Natural Hazard Mitigation Group of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Information about NH mitigation.
http://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/hazards.html Hazards from USGS San Francisco Bay and Delta. Different subjects about hazards in that area.
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of97-745/ San Francisco Bay Region Landslide Folio Home Page, Web site about the lanslides problems in that area.
http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/landslides/program.shtml The National Landslide Hazard Program, work in gathering information, conducting research, responding to emergencies and disasters, and producing scientific reports and other products for a broadly based user community.
http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/index.html University of the West Indies, Unit of Disaster studies, department of Geography and Geology offers scientific information, data and references to promote better understanting of Natural Hazards in the Caribean.
No-Governmental Organizations
http://www.eeri.org/ The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is a national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists.
http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/hrl/hsg/index.html Hazards Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers promotes research, education, and application of knowledge about natural, technological, and social hazards.
http://ilrg.gndci.pg.cnr.it/ The International Landslide Research Group (ILRG) is an informal group of individuals concerned about sharing information on landslide research and promoting regional landslide analyses.
http://www.irf.org/irhazmit.htm Mitigating the Impacts of Natural Hazards in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Developed by Island Resources Foundation with the description of the Mitigation Plan.
http://www.oas.org/nhp/ The Natural Hazards Project (NHP), a division of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment (USDE) of the Organization of American States (OAS), lends support to the member states of the OAS to assess their vulnerability to natural hazards and mitigate the effects of disasters.
http://www.es.mq.edu.au/NHRC/NHS/ The International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, the more common name for the society is the Natural Hazards Society (NHS).
http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/hrl/gislist.html Contact list for persons working in GIS and Hazards.
http://www.unep.org/unep/eia/geo2000/index.htm Global Environmental Outlook. Publication of United Nations Environment Programme with and overview of the environmental changes.
http://geohaz.org/radius/ Risk Assessment tools for diagnosis of urban areas against seismic disaster.
Companies (software, technology, etc.)
http://home.earthlink.net/~drewhaney/index.html DREW ASSOCIATES, Excavation backfill services, preliminary site investigations, pre-bid property analyses, grading control, UST projects, earthquake hazard zone studies, shoring design, CCTV review and certification, monitor well design, third party review.
http://www.sni.net/geohaz/ GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc. provide specialty geological consulting services in the geology and natural hazards field.
http://www.guideme.com/Bookstores/LANDSLID.HTM Landslide Bookstore, Landslides books provide by GuideME.com
http://www.hdm.com/ Harvard Design and Mapping Co., Inc. Specializes in providing mapping and GIS solutions for a wide variety of applications—wherever maps are needed for analysis or display of information.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/main.html U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program. Web site dealing with volcanoes Hazards.
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