The Phases of Disaster as a Relationship Between Structure and Meaning: A Narrative Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion (open access)

The Phases of Disaster as a Relationship Between Structure and Meaning: A Narrative Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion

This article examines phases of disaster response and recovery as a sociological problem.
Date: November 2005
Creator: Richardson, Brian K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Planning for a Temporary-to-Permanent Housing Solution in Post-Katrina Mississippi: The Story of the Mississippi Cottage (open access)

Planning for a Temporary-to-Permanent Housing Solution in Post-Katrina Mississippi: The Story of the Mississippi Cottage

This article examines how local governments and residents responded to the Mississippi Cottage Program.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer & Kitchen, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Medical Workers' Mass Shooting Incident Stress and Psychological Recovery (open access)

Emergency Medical Workers' Mass Shooting Incident Stress and Psychological Recovery

This article identifies 36 emergency medical workers' most common stress reactions and recovery processes after a heavy-fatality mass shooting incident.
Date: August 1998
Creator: Jenkins, Sharon Rae
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perceived Stakeholder Role Relationships and Adoption of Seismic Hazard Adjustments (open access)

Perceived Stakeholder Role Relationships and Adoption of Seismic Hazard Adjustments

This article examines the relationships among perceived stakeholder characteristics, risk perceptions, respondent characteristics, and self-reported adoption of 16 seismic hazard adjustments by residents in areas of high and medium seismic risk.
Date: November 2007
Creator: Arlikatti, Sudha; Lindell, Michael K. & Prater, Carla S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Big to Little Data for Natural Disaster Recovery: How Online and On-the-ground Activities are Connected? (open access)

From Big to Little Data for Natural Disaster Recovery: How Online and On-the-ground Activities are Connected?

This article examines how active and influential members of Facebook groups aided in disaster recovery following Hurricane Sandy.
Date: 2014-11-8
Creator: Afzalan, Nader; Evans-Cowley, Jennifer & Mirzazad Barijough, Maziar
System: The UNT Digital Library