Resources
Center resources include links to other relevant web sites that are associated with DIEM, a collection of presentations and publications generated as a result of Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence funding, and educational initiatives funded or developed in partnership with DHS. We also provide links to select publications authored by members of the DIEM Advisory Board.
ADVISORY BOARD PUBLICATIONS
The Center of Excellence for Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management
Dr. David R. Godschalk, FAICP
Zoning Practice. October, 2009
As communities grow and develop, they may become more vulnerable to natural hazards. In this article, Godschalk proposes a technique - the safe growth audit -- that can be used to evaluate the extent to which a jurisdiction is growing safely relative to the natural hazards it faces.
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 2008.
This article focuses on populations vulnerable to disasters, with a close examination of some of the responses of black groups throughout the United States to the devastation and social disruption caused in the black community by Hurricane Katrina.
Bringing Children into Focus on the Social Science Disaster Research Agenda.
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. 2005.
This article focuses on populations vulnerable to disasters and looks at the need to give more attention to children in disaster research than we have in the past.