Hazard Mitigation

This report summarizes key lessons from decades of research into hazard risks and mitigation. Individual chapters address societal changes affecting research; social science research on hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, and recovery preparedness; research on disaster response and recovery; interdisciplinary hazards and disaster research; international research; the role of state-of-the-art technologies and study methods; knowledge dissemination and application; and the present and future research workforce.