Teaching about Risk and Resilience Real-world Examples
These real-world example descriptions have been submitted by faculty from a range of disciplines as part of the 2014 workshop: Teaching about Risk and Resilience.
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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.
Special Interest: Sustainability
The Story of Big Moose Lake: Resilience, Tipping Point, and Restoration
Bill Stigliani, University of Northern Iowa
A case study detailing the environmental history of Big Moose Lake, examining ecosystem resilience, tipping points in lake acidification due to industrial sulfur emissions, delayed ecological responses, and recovery driven by the Clean Air Act and natural soil buffering, used to teach systems thinking 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.
Special Interest: Hazards, Data, models, or simulations, Sustainability, Local Issue
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.
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability
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.
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability, Quantitative
30 homes lost, lessons learned from the 2005 Santa Clara Utah river flood
Kelly Bringhurst, Dixie State College of Utah
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.
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability
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.
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability, Local Issue
Ocean Acidification and the West Coast of North America
Richard Rueb, Clackamas Community College
Richard Rueb, Science, Clackamas Community College Summary The world's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic as a result of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The coastal waters of the West ...
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability, Global/National Issue, Local Issue
Earthquake Scenarios: Evaluating Potential Ground Shaking and Damage
Carla Whittington, Highline Community 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
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Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability
Social Amplification of Risk Framework applied to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
Tatjana Hocke-Mirzashvili, James Madison University
Tatjana Magdalena Hocke-Mirzashvili, James Madison University Summary In 2005, thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees relocated to Houston, TX. With a temporarily changed city-scape and the pictures of New ...
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability
Homeless Shelters Preparing for Hurricane Sandy
Marc Settembrino, Southeastern Louisiana University
Marc Settembrino, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Southeastern Louisiana University Summary Disaster research has traditionally examined how housed individuals and families prepare for events such as hurricanes. ...
Special Interest: Hazards, Sustainability