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Activity Number:
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178
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Risk Analysis
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| Abstract - #304989 |
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Title:
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Changing Perspectives in the Analysis of Natural Disaster Data
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Author(s):
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Maria J. Sirois*+ and David Banks
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Companies:
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Tulane University and Duke University
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Address:
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Department of Biostatistics, SL-18, New Orleans, LA, 70112,
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Keywords:
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statistics ; disaster ; analysis ; vulnerability ; hazard ; data
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Abstract:
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Some emergency and disaster planners now consider classical methods of analyzing disaster data to be inadequate. New approaches include using vulnerability data and analyzing data from all phases of a disaster. The inclusion of these data may be difficult due to the lack of common definitions and complete, reliable data sources. Failure to include these data may lead to results that fail to distinguish characteristic differences in disaster planning stages and certain entities in the same disaster area. A compromise must be made between efficiency and the collection and preservation of data related to a disaster. An interdisciplinary approach to disaster analysis must be flexible enough to incorporate multiple hazards and include variables related to the hazard, human behavior, and sustainable development.
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