Social science research needs for the hurricane forecast and warning system Article

Gladwin, H, Lazo, JK, Morrow, BH et al. (2007). Social science research needs for the hurricane forecast and warning system . NATURAL HAZARDS REVIEW, 8(3), 87-95. 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2007)8:3(87)

cited authors

  • Gladwin, H; Lazo, JK; Morrow, BH; Peacock, WG; Willoughby, HE

abstract

  • This article begins to identify high-priority social science research issues focused on the hurricane forecast and warning system. The research agenda was distilled as faithfully as possible from the efforts of a host of scientists. These included a series of white papers; a workshop in Pomona, Calif., in February 2005; several sessions at the 2004 and 2005 Natural Hazards workshops held in Boulder, Colo.; and additional input from the broader social science research community unable to attend these events. Expected results from this effort are (1) a focused applied research agenda designed to generate short-term immediate benefits; (2) a broader, more basic research agenda addressing fundamental theoretical and exploratory research designed to generate long-term improvements; (3) methods to enable the social science research community to gather and further develop research priorities and future agendas; and (4) a concept for a long-term, multidisciplinary, institutional approach to undertaking identified research priorities. This paper is presented as a call to action for the appropriate agencies and organizations to support social science research on the high-priority issues in the hurricane forecast and warning system to meet societal goals of protecting lives and property in the face of the ever-present threat of hurricanes. © 2007 ASCE.

publication date

  • August 1, 2007

published in

start page

  • 87

end page

  • 95

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 3