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2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 74
Monday, 19 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Portland Ballroom 254 (Oregon Convention Center)

P7. Hazards and Health: Preventing Disaster and Building Resilience on the Ring of Fire

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA International Division; GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee; Geological Society of New Zealand; International Association of Emergency Managers; International Medical Geology Association; International Union of Geological Sciences; International Union for Quaternary Research; U.S. Geological Survey

 

Monica E. Gowan, David Applegate, Scott F. Burns, John Clague and David Johnston, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction
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8:05 AM
THE DISASTER RESEARCH LANDSCAPE: ROLE OBSTACLES TO EFFECTIVE SCIENTIST/PRACTITIONER RELATIONS
MILETI, Dennis S., Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1 Ridgeline Way, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, dennis.mileti@colorado.edu, dennis.mileti@colorado.edu
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8:30 AM
THE HUMAN FACE OF DISASTER: BUILDING RESILIENCY
PEARCE, Laurie D., Disaster and Emergency Management, Royal Roads University and Justice Institute of BC, 5730 Sunshine Falls Lane, North Vancouver, BC V7G2T9, Canada, lauriepearce@shaw.ca, lauriepearce@shaw.ca
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8:55 AM
DISASTERS AND HEALTH: HOW DO DISASTERS AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH?
MAYER, Jonathan, Epidemiology, Medicine (Allergy and Infectous Diseases), Geography, Global Health, Health Services, Family Medicine, University of Washington, Geography Box 353550, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, jmayer@uw.edu, jmayer@uw.edu
 
9:20 AM
Opening Discussion: Building a Collaborative Future
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9:35 AM
SCIENCE AND RESILIENCY: THE SCIENTIST, THE AGENCY, AND THE REALITY
WEAVER, Craig S., U.S. Geological Survey, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, craig@ess.washington.edu, craig@ess.washington.edu
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9:50 AM
COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY TO TSUNAMIS IN THE U.S. PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WOOD, Nathan J., Western Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100, Bldg. 10, Vancouver, WA 98683, nwood@usgs.gov, nwood@usgs.gov
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10:05 AM
CHALLENGES TO VOLCANIC RISK MITIGATION
EWERT, John W., Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683, jwewert@usgs.gov, jwewert@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
ENVISIONING AND PREPARING FOR A LANDSLIDE CATASTROPHE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
CLAGUE, John, Earth Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Barnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and BURNS, Scott, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, burnss@pdx.edu, burnss@pdx.edu
 
10:35 AM
Panel Discussion: Building Resilience in the Pacific Northwest
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10:50 AM
SURVIVING FUTURE DISASTERS IN NEW ZEALAND: CURRENT RESEARCH AND POLICY DIRECTIONS
JOHNSTON, David, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, PO Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand, david.johnston@gns.cri.nz, david.johnston@gns.cri.nz
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11:15 AM
LEVERAGING THE ROLE OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS TO PROMOTE DISASTER RESILIENCE AS A CORNERSTONE OF COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY: A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
WILSON, Jay, Emergency Management, Clackamas County, 2200 Kaen Road, Oregon City, OR 97045, jaywilson@co.clackamas.or.us, jaywilson@co.clackamas.or.us
 
11:40 AM
Closing Discussion (Q&A): Priorities and Opportunities on the Ring of Fire
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