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Quick response research report volume 100
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Snow avalanches buried a portion of U.S. Highway 2 (US2) the only east-west link across the Rockies in northern Montana. Research shows how area residents handled the road closure.
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REDI report volume 2019, June
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
We examine positive links between school attendance and student achievement in the context of secondary schools in Nepal via original data collection matched to administrative records. We pay attention to gender since previous work is suggestive of menstruation affecting school attendance in this context. We also examine other non-attendance determinants of achievement, including individual and family-related characteristics, for comparison. This...
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REDI report volume 2018, April
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
School attendance rates of girls are hypothesized to be negatively affected by menstruation in countries such as Nepal where traditional attitudes and taboo may surround transitions into womanhood. Girls' school experiences during adolescence may be impacted by menstruation and by exclusionary social practices surrounding it in certain world cultures. A goal of our ongoing research is to identify factors, both economic and social, that impact school...
368) Self organization in disaster response: the great Hanshin, Japan earthquake of January 17, 1995
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Quick response research report volume 78
Pub. Date
[1996]
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 94
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
The purpose of this study was to visit one ethnically diverse community in southern California, to observe the role that the new information handbook played in educating the public of its risk to the earthquake hazard.
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Quick response research report volume 122
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
In a sample of 300 victims, data were collected on the extent of damage, emergency responses, equity of relief, and physical, health, and psychological problems reported by respondents.
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Quick response research report volume 113
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
The role of the daily media in the development of a long-term disaster awareness in the community is discussed.
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Making Homelessness History In Colorado" provides a framework for efforts to address homelessness in Colorado today and a vision for the future. It introduces a series of guiding principles with key goals, cross-cutting approaches, and a list of proven solutions that communities across Colorado have successfully implemented that can be replicated elsewhere.
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