This case study is part of an investigation into the reassessment of state roles in disaster mitigation and management. How the Florida state legislature dealt with the crisis of insurance companies wanting to withdraw from the Florida market or to cover their exposed risk is the subject of this case study.

This report examines the extent of damage caused by the tornado in the study area, and, to explore and analyze how victims adjusted to the destruction. Data collected from the two study sites clearly show that victims received emergency assistance and other support from people in neighboring and more distant areas, as well as from government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

How disaster relief operations can be more effectively and efficiently coordinated.

In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.

Studies the effects of a tornado on an urbanized area. Fujita Scale does not describe urban types of damage effectively, which could lead to difficulties in the Fujita Scale damage assessment process.

Nuclear emergency planning and management profoundly depend on computer-aided decision support tools that gather and analyze data on radioactive emissions, meteorology, demography, geography, etc., and provide decision support for prevention/mitigation, response, and recovery. The discussion primarily focuses on issues related to the behavioral and decision-making processes of the various players in the evacuation system, logistics, the generation...

This study looks at one incident (i.e., a tornado), and describes transition from response to recovery disaster activities.