National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

2008

• Toward a Resiliency and Vulnerability Observatory Network: RAVON PDF 275KB
  
  Synopsis: This report describes the major findings of a June 2008 workshop attended by leading researchers from the natural hazards and disaster research community. Attendees explored the creation of a new National Science Foundation observatory whose mission would be "to provide the research community, policy makers, and society with the knowledge and predictive understanding necessary to reduce the vulnerability associated with natural hazards and enhance the resiliency of individuals and communities." The report describes attendees' working definitions of resiliency and vulnerability, their proposed research agenda for the observatory, and their views on the guiding principles, structure, and governance of the observatory.
  
  Source/sponsorship: The report, published by the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University, and the workshop on which it is based were supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey.
  
  Resource type: Report, 25 pages