1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Societal Changes Influencing the Context of Research; 5 3 Social Science Research on Hazard Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness, and Recovery Preparedness; 6 4 Research on Disaster Response and Recovery; 7 5 Interdisciplinary Hazards and Disaster Research; 8 6 International Research:Confronting the Challenges of Disaster Risk Reduction and Development; 9 7 The Role of State-of-the-Art Technologies and Methods for Enhancing Studies of Hazards and Disasters; 10 8 Knowledge Dissemination and Application; 11 9 The Present and Future Hazards and Disaster Research Workforce; 12 References; 13 Appendix A Acronyms; 14 Appendix B Recommendations; 15 Appendix C Committee Biographies

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Committee on Disaster Research in the Social Sciences: Future Challenges and Opportunities, National Research Council

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