Our Mission...
To promote research and analysis that ultimately reduces the harm caused by natural forces to life, communities and the environment.
In The News
CNHR Assistant Director Craig Landry and CNHR Associate Paul Bin's research has been cited in Christopher Matthews' article "Will Hurricane Sandy Drive Down Coastal Home Prices?" in TIME Magazine's Business & Money section. Click here to read the article.
CNHR Director Jamie Kruse and Undergraduate student Clarence Nicholas visited Dare County Emergency Management on October 27th as Hurricane Sandy skirted the NC Coast. Dave Clawson, Dare County's Finance Director, provides a firsthand look at how the county prepares for potential natural disasters.
CNHR Assistant Director Craig Landry and CNHR Associate Paul Bin's research is cited in Steven Yoder's article, "Could Home Prices Come Back Even Stronger After Sandy?" in The Fiscal Times. Click here to read more:
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For a better world view of natural disasters, click here to access the Global Disaster and Coordination System.
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The Southern Sociological Society Distinguished Lecturer Shirley Laska spoke on September 12th, 2012 at ECU.
Dr. Laska is the 2008 winner of the ASA's Public Understanding of Sociology Award. Before Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Laska's work drew attention to the risks which New Orleans would face in the event of a major hurricane. Her work has helped the public and policymakers to understand the impacts of disasters are socially constructed, unequal, and can and should be mitigated. This event was sponsored by the Department of Sociology, the Southern Sociological Society, and the Center for Natural Hazards Research.
Click here to view Dr. Laska's lecture.
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The North Carolina Coastal Atlas is a collaborative project intended to help coastal managers and communities develop policy, educate and promote climate adaptation. More information, and a link to the interactive North Carolina Coastal Atlas Map can be found here.
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The 2012 NCEM-ECU Hurricane Workshop is available for viewing; Click on the links below to watch:
2012 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop-Part 1 (Introduction & Social Media Panel)
2012 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop-Part 2 (News Media-EM Community Interaction During an Event)
2012 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop-Part 3 (Communication with Maps & Graphics)
2012 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop-Part 4 (Keynote Speaker)
2012 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop-Part 5 (Hurricane Irene)
The 2012 NCEM-ECU Hurricane Workshop in the news:
WNCT:Hurricane workshop 2012 at East Carolina University
WITN:National Hurricane Center Director Speaks At ECU Workshop
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The CNHR is proud to announce that Director Dr. Jamie Kruse has won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity, and Assistant Director Dr. Craig Landry has won the Five Year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity.
Click here to view Dr. Jamie Kruse's presentation, "Economics and Natural Hazards" given on March 26th.
Click here to read the ECU News Service's interviews with Drs. Kruse and Landry about the awards, as well as their ongoing research projects.
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CNHR Research Associate Dr. Thomas Allen was interviewed by WCTI12 about his "NC Tornado Alley Hypothesis". Click here to watch!
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HIGH WATER! A map for visualizing and communicating the risk of sea-level rise to coastal resources is paramount to the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System.
Rising sea-level imperils the second largest estuarine system in the conterminous 48 United States. The Albemarle-Pamlico is vulnerable to coastal tectonic subsidence as well as rising eustatic sea-level and potential inlet-opening and breakdown of the Outer Banks barrier islands. Our map aims to convey the vulnerable extent of potential land and wetland losses by 2100 using advanced GIS and cartographic techniques. This map incorporates the best available data (LiDAR DEMs, NOAA coastal land cover), spatial inundation modeling using hydro-connectivity analysis, and state-of-the-art cartography (aquafication, topographic hillshading, and land cover texturization) with the aim of informing the public and decision-makers about the geography of our coastal vulnerability.
Copyright
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at East Carolina University
Authors:
Brent Gore, Matt Carey, Travis Hill, Michelle Covi
Advisor: Dr. Tom Allen, Department of Geography
Data sources
NOAA C-CAP land cover, NC Floodplain Mapping Program LiDAR, RENCI ECU inundation model
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Dr. Sam Brody of Texas A&M University presented "Flooding in Coastal Communities: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Implications" on Thursday, February 9th at ECU. The event was sponsored by the CNHR and the Center for Sustainable Tourism.
Click here to view the event via streaming video.
Click here for more information:
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