Iwan, W. D., Cluff, L.S., Kimpel, J.K., et.al. (1999). Mitigation emerges as major strategy for reducing losses caused by natural disasters. Science, 284 (5422):1943.
Perkins, Broderick. “Bush plan to can 'Project Impact' could be disastrous.” Realty Times: Real Estate News & Advice, March 8, 2001. Retrieved on September 20, 2005 from http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/20010308_impact.htm
Rodriguez, Havian, Wachtendorf, Tricia, and Russell Carla. (2004). Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Future Trajectories. Disaster Research Center (DRC), University of Delaware. Retrieved on September 14, 2005 from DRC/Preliminary_Papers/PP338-Disaster%20Research.pdf
Sustainability in Grass-roots initiatives: focus on community based disaster management. (2003). Eds. Rajib Shaw and Kenji Okazaki. United Nations Centre for Regional Development. Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office. Retrieved September 16, 2005 from http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp/publication/documents/CBDM_report.pdf
Twigg, J. and Steiner, D. (2002). Mainstreaming disaster mitigation: challenges to organisational learning in NGOs. Development in Practice, 12: 3, 473-479.
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. (2004) Living with risk: a global review of disaster reduction initiatives. Retrieved on September 23, 2005 from http://www.unisdr.org/eng/about_isdr/bd-lwr-2004-eng.htm
Wachtendorf, T., Connell, R., and Tierney, K. (2002). Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Year 3 Pilot Communities Report. (2002). University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center. Retrieved on September 19, 2005 from http://www.udel.edu/DRC/projectreport49.pdf
Witt, J.L. Remarks by James L. Witt, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Association of Development Organizations, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1999. FEMA, Library, Archives, Speeches. Retrieved on September 20, 2005 from http://www.fema.gov/library/wittspch18.shtm
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Web sites and organizations of interest:
Benfield Hazard Research Centre
Disaster and Emergency Management on the Internet
Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
Disasters Roundtable
Disasters by Design A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States - A Bibliography
Earth and Life Studies at the National Academies
Emergency Response Planning & Management, Inc.
FEMA Mitigation Division
FEMA National Incident Management System
FEMA Preparation & Prevention
FEMA Preparedness Guides and Links
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
National Council for Science and the Environment
Natural Disasters: Prepare, Mitigate, Manage (CSA Hot Topics)
National Library for the Environment
Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Oxfam America
Project Impact
ProVention Consortium
Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction
United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office
U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
World Conference on Disaster Reduction
World Health Organization - Community Emergency Preparedness A manual for Managers and Policy-makers
World Health Organization - Public health response to extreme weather and climate events
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