Landuse Planning in Landslide Country: The Washington State Oso Slide
Rebekah Green
This educational case study page examines land use planning and risk management in landslide-prone regions through the 2014 Oso, Washington landslide, detailing geological hazards, policy frameworks like the Washington State Growth Management Act, and interdisciplinary considerations for teaching risk and resilience in environmental science. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Disaster Resilience 2015-2025: What will it look like in Cascadia?
Monica Gowan, Central Washington University
A real-world teaching example exploring how the post-2015 global disaster resilience framework (HFA2) aligns with regional efforts in the seismically vulnerable Cascadia region, emphasizing interdisciplinary strategies for risk reduction, geoscience education, and societal resilience to megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

2009 Disastrous landslides in Nilgiris
Dr.G.P.Ganapathy
A real-world case study page detailing the 2009 Nilgiris landslides in India, covering landslide hazard zonation, risk evaluation, damage assessment, and teaching applications in geoscience education, with supporting PDF resources and classroom integration strategies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Earthquake Scenarios: Evaluating Potential Ground Shaking and Damage
Carla Whittington, Highline College
This educational case study page examines earthquake scenarios in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on ground shaking and damage potential from Cascadia Subduction Zone, deep, and shallow crustal earthquakes, using FEMA's HAZUS-MH and Washington's Seismic Scenario Catalog to evaluate community vulnerability and inform risk mitigation strategies for students, planners, and emergency responders. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Earthquake Preparedness in Christchurch, New Zealand
Patricia Stapleton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
A real-world case study page analyzing the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand, covering seismic hazards, risk assessment, urban preparedness failures, liquefaction impacts, and interdisciplinary insights from geoscience and policy, designed for teaching risk and resilience in educational contexts. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Historic Flooding in Atlanta, September 2009
Anne Hall, Emory University
Case study page analyzing the September 2009 historic Atlanta floods, covering urban stormwater management, wastewater infrastructure failure, floodplain policy, resilience strategies, and classroom applications in geoscience education. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

30 homes lost, lessons learned from the 2005 Santa Clara Utah river flood
Kelly Bringhurst, Utah Tech University
Case study page analyzing the 2005 Santa Clara, Utah river flood that destroyed 30 homes, emphasizing floodplain dynamics, stream bank erosion, risk assessment, and post-disaster community response, with teaching resources on natural hazards and resilience. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Acid Mine Drainage in Lower Salem, OH
Tej Gautam, Marietta College
This educational webpage presents a real-world case study on acid mine drainage (AMD) in Lower Salem, Ohio, detailing its geochemical processes, environmental impacts on surface and groundwater through heavy metal contamination, and pedagogical implementation as an undergraduate hydrogeology class project involving field sampling, lab analysis, and EPA standard comparisons. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Flooding from Tropical Storm Lee in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Haney, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
A case study page detailing the 2011 flooding in Columbia County, Pennsylvania from Tropical Storm Lee, covering flood impacts, emergency response coordination, vulnerability factors, resilience strategies, and its use in teaching environmental hazards and disaster preparedness, featuring GIS analysis, stakeholder insights, and supporting educational resources. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Homeless Shelters Preparing for Hurricane Sandy
Marc Settembrino, Southeastern Louisiana University
Case study examining how homeless shelters in Atlantic City and Hoboken prepared for Hurricane Sandy, highlighting emergency planning, evacuation efforts, challenges in outreach, and the role of shelters in reducing disaster risk for vulnerable populations. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.