Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

Posted on August 20, 2024

Saba, J. A., Williams, C. L., Egnoto, M. J., Strader, S. M., Klockow-McClain, K. E., & Ash, K. D. (2024). Factors that influenced preferences regarding use of public and private tornado shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 109, 104580. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104580. This study examines factors shaping individuals’ preferences […]

Modes of climate mobility under sea-level rise

Posted on October 24, 2023

ASH – Modes of climate mobility under sea-level rise Nadia Seeteram, Kevin Ash, Brett Sanders, Jochen Schubert, Katharine Mach Article first published online: 16 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acfe22 ABSTRACT: Exposure to sea-level rise (SLR) and flooding will make some areas uninhabitable, and the increased demand for housing in safer areas may cause displacement through economic […]

Connecting physical and social science datasets: challenges and pathways forward

Posted on October 10, 2023

ASH, WILLIAMS – Connecting physical and social science datasets: challenges and pathways forward Sameer Shah, Cassandra O’Lenick, Jessica Wan, Alexandra Ramos-Valle, Kevin Ash, Olga Wilhelmi, Catrin Edgeley, Maria Molina, Jessica Moulite, Carlo Andre Chunga Pizarro, Kelsey Emard, Olivia Cameron, James Done, Cleo Hazard, Thomas Hopson, Mikah Jones, Forrest Lacey, Michée Arnold Lachaud, Danica Lombardozzi, Michael […]

Fall Course: GEO4034 GEO5349 Weather, Climate, and Society

Posted on April 13, 2023

GEO4034 GEO5349 Weather, Climate, and Society Weather and climate-related disasters do not impact all sectors of society equally in the United States. Geographic differences in exposure to weather & climate hazards fail to fully explain why disparities exist among places and groups of people affected by disasters. Social vulnerability is a critical concept that helps […]

Fall Course: GEO2006 Natural Hazards Geography

Posted on April 13, 2023

GEO2006 Natural Hazards Geography **GEN ED COURSE: SOCIAL SCIENCE (S) & INTERNATIONAL (N)** We will use the geographic lens of human-environment interactions to understand how disasters emerge from a complex web of social, cultural, psychological, political, and economic forces in tandem with extreme weather, climate, and geophysical hazard events. The course discusses international historical, recent, […]

Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods

Posted on March 24, 2023

WILLIAMSON, ASH, MULLENS – Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods Meirah Williamson, Kevin Ash, Michael Erickson, Esther Mullens Article first published online: 13 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-22-0035.1 ABSTRACT: Flash flooding is the most damaging and deadly type of flooding event in the continental United States (CONUS), and one of the […]

Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River

Posted on January 27, 2023

ALRUZUQ, MOSSA, ASH – Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River Ali Rashed Alruzuq, Jonathan W. F. Remo, Joann Mossa, Kevin Ash Article first published online: 23 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166113 ABSTRACT: The maintenance of flood mitigation levees in the U.S. and elsewhere, has often found to be insufficient. Recent U.S. […]

Focus Area 7: Geospatial Analysis & Techniques

Modeling, Measurement, Visualization and Computation: techniques for the collection, analysis, interpretation and display of geospatial data, using tools such as GeoAI, GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and Spatial Statistics. Sub Areas GEOAI: Geographic Artificial Intelligence Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Remote Sensing Spatio-temporal analysis Geospatial Modeling Courses GIS2002: The Digital Earth GIS2114: Geographic Artificial Intelligence & Big […]

Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change

Major contemporary issues in global environmental change and sustainability are increasingly relevant for environmental management and development practice in both the developed and developing worlds. Global socio-ecological problems call for multidisciplinary solutions that transcend the usual boundaries of science and decision-making. Sub-areas Land Use and Land Cover Change Adaptation and Mitigation Climate Change Anthropocene Environmental Hazards […]

Focus Area 5: Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict

Disastrous natural hazards, both fast and slow, and violent conflicts affect many people worldwide, often impacting already fragile environments and conservation areas. These crises have significant political, economic, and social implications that can reverse development gains, further entrench poverty and inequality, thereby increasing the risk for future crises. Sub-areas Humanitarian Crises Social Vulnerability Natural Resources Outbreaks Environmental Security Community Conservation Protected Areas Wildlife […]

Geography

Tag: Ash