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Evolving Approaches to Understanding Natural Hazards by Tobin, Graham A, Montz, Burrell E

“…The 21st century presents many challenges to the hazard manager; dynamic climatic conditions combined with population growth, rapid urbanization, and changing…”
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Migrant Labor Relations: The Role of Nonprofits Following the Earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand by Hutton, Nicole S., Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M.

“…A 6.3 magnitude earthquake on February 22, 2011 set over 60 percent of the downtown and over 6,000 homes in suburban Christchurch, New Zealand, for demolition…”
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Community Resilience and Volcano Hazard: The Eruption of Tungurahua and Evacuation of the Faldas in Ecuador by Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M.

“…Official response to explosive volcano hazards usually involves evacuation of local inhabitants to safe shelters. Enforcement is often difficult and problems…”
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Evaluation of management effectiveness of protected areas in the Volta Basin, Ghana: perspectives on the methodology for evaluation, protected area financing and community participation by Ayivor, Jesse S., Gordon, Chris, Tobin, Graham A., Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa

“…Protected areas are widely recognized as an important strategy for biodiversity conservation. Most of the sites are, however, poorly managed as resource…”
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1st Place Winner, SEDAAG 2016: Time and Tide Wait For No Man by TOBIN, GRAHAM A.

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Disaster vulnerability and evacuation readiness: coastal mobile home residents in Florida by Kusenbach, Margarethe, Simms, Jason L, Tobin, Graham A

“…This article examines disaster preparedness in a highly vulnerable population, mobile home park residents in hurricane-prone areas. The vulnerabilities of this…”
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Natural hazards: An evolving tradition in applied geography by Montz, Burrell E., Tobin, Graham A.

“…Geographic research on natural hazards has a long history, starting with a focus on physical processes and moving forward with an increased recognition of the…”
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Modeling Nonprofit Resilience in Long-Term Recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand by Hutton, Nicole S., Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M.

“…Following the 2010-2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, many nonprofit organizations changed or expanded services to address emergent or compounded…”
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Cross-cultural and site-based influences on demographic, well-being, and social network predictors of risk perception in hazard and disaster settings in Ecuador and Mexico: predictors of risk perception in hazard and disaster settings in Ecuador and Mexico by Jones, Eric C, Faas, Albert J, Murphy, Arthur D, Tobin, Graham A, Whiteford, Linda M, McCarty, Christopher

“…Although virtually all comparative research about risk perception focuses on which hazards are of concern to people in different culture groups, much can be…”
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Cross-Cultural and Site-Based Influences on Demographic, Well-being, and Social Network Predictors of Risk Perception in Hazard and Disaster Settings in Ecuador and Mexico: Predictors of Risk Perception in Hazard and Disaster Settings in Ecuador and Mexico by Jones, Eric C., Faas, Albert J., Murphy, Arthur D., Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M., McCarty, Christopher

“…Although virtually all comparative research about risk perception focuses on which hazards are of concern to people in different culture groups, much can be…”
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Population Evacuation: Assessing Spatial Variability in Geophysical Risk and Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards by Chakraborty, Jayajit, Tobin, Graham A, Montz, Burrell E

“…Developing an effective evacuation strategy for hurricane zones presents challenges to emergency planners because of spatial differences in geophysical risk…”
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Perspectives on Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Hazardous Environments: Insights from Broward County, Florida by Torres, Hannah R., Alsharif, Kamal A., Tobin, Graham A.

“…Particular social factors can limit or promote adaptive capacity and resilience in hazardous environments. Understanding these factors is essential for…”
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Public Perceptions of Florida Red Tide Risks by Kuhar, Sara E, Nierenberg, Kate, Kirkpatrick, Barbara, Tobin, Graham A

“…This research integrates theoretical frameworks of risk perception, social amplification of risk, and the role of place-specific contexts in order to explore…”
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Addressing the Sustainability of Austin, Texas, Water Policy by David, Rebecca Brady, Tobin, Graham A.

“…This research looks at sustainability of water policies using Austin, Texas, as a case study. Austin has been classified by Sustainability Tools for Assessing…”
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Social Factors and Evacuation Vulnerability: An Application in Pinellas County, Florida by Tanim, Shakhawat H., Tobin, Graham A.

“…Evacuation decisions by people at risk are dependent on a variety of social factors that can define the success and failure of such practices. Many previous…”
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Equally Unprepared: Assessing the Hurricane Vulnerability of Undergraduate Students by Simms, Jason L., Kusenbach, Margarethe, Tobin, Graham A.

“…Students have been described as being both particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and highly resilient in recovery. In addition, they often have been…”
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The role of individual well-being in risk perception and evacuation for chronic vs. acute natural hazards in Mexico by Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M., Jones, Eric C., Murphy, Arthur D., Garren, Sandra J., Padros, Cecilia Vindrola

“…This paper examines how situational and cognitive measures of well-being associated with chronic and acute hazardous conditions affect perception of risk. The…”
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Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis by Brahma Chellaney (review) by Tobin, Graham A

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Livin’ Large with Levees: Lessons Learned and Lost by Montz, Burrell E, Tobin, Graham A

“…The use of levees for flood control has a long history in the United States in part because their relatively low construction costs and general effectiveness…”
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Critical aspects of social networks in a resettlement setting by Faas, A.J., Jones, Eric C., Tobin, Graham A., Whiteford, Linda M., Murphy, Arthur D.

“…Each year, more than 30 million people worldwide are displaced by disaster, development, and conflict. The sheer magnitude of displacement points to a need for…”
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