DESCRIPTION

The Disaster Research Center (DRC), the first of its kind in the world and the oldest in the United States, was established at the Ohio State University in 1963 and moved to the University of Delaware in 1985. DRC engages in a variety of social science research projects on group and organizational preparations for, responses to, and recovery from community-wide emergencies, particularly natural and technological disasters.

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

1)Social Science Research 2)Methodological and theoretical training for graduate students on hazards, disasters, and emergency management subjects.

AREA OF CONCENTRATION

Research on disaster impacts, preparedness for and mitigation of various hazards ( e.g., hurricanes, flooding, floodplain management, groundwater and surface water contamination).

GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF ACTIVITES

Primarily US, but some international work has also been done.

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

University training and research