As the world’s climate changes, natural disasters are becoming more ubiquitous. Hurricanes are
increasing in frequency, wildfires are spreading thousands of acres, and tornadoes are popping up with
greater ferocity. For this challenge, research a place that experiences natural disasters and look for
ways to reduce the harms for that community. For your solution, consider ways to improve
preparedness, increase human (or animal) safety, enhance infrastructure, or improve the rebuilding of a
community that has been affected by a natural disaster.

Getting Started

Reference resources provide a starting point for your research projects.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference provides hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and more in one place. Below is a sample of keyword searches in Credo Reference related to this topic.

Emergency Preparedness

Fires, Forest

Natural Disaster—Environmental Health Preparedness

Call Numbers and Subject Headings

You can use the list of call numbers and subject headings below as keyword searches in our catalog and databases, or you can go to these sections of the library to find books on these topics.

Climatic changes

Disasters—Psychological aspects

Disaster relief

Humanitarian assistance

Natural Disasters

Natural disasters—Environmental aspects

Natural disasters—Social aspects

GB5000-5030 Natural disasters

GF51 Environmental influences on humans

HV551.2-639 Emergency management

HV553-639 Relief in case of disasters

GF75 Human influences on the environment

Books

Books from Lane Library

All books in this list are located in the stacks, the Franzen Center on Floor 3A, or are e-books.

The continuing storm : learning from Katrina | e-book

Disaster response | HV553.P35 D57 2008

Flames in our forest : disaster or renewal? | Franzen Center South Wall Display

The Great Deluge : Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast | HV636 2005.L8 B75 2007

The great displacement : climate change and the next American migration | Franzen Center South Wall Display

Handbook of disaster policies and institutions : improving emergency management and climate change adaptation | e-book

Introduction to international disaster management | e-book

Living with fire : fire ecology and policy for the twenty-first century | e-book

More with less : disasters in an era of diminishing resources | e-book

Natural hazards and disasters : from avalanches and climate change to water spouts and wildfires | e-book

Unnatural disasters : why most responses to risk and climate change fail but some succeed | HV636 2005.L8 B75 2007

The unthinkable : who survives when disaster strikes and why | BF698.35.R47 R57 2008

Books from other libraries

WorldCat: Search for books not available at Lane Library and borrow from other libraries for free through interlibrary loan.

Articles

Databases

The following databases are useful places to search for animal related articles. Contact a librarian if you would like more information on how to search for articles on your specific topic.

Academic Search Complete: Wide range of academic disciplines, including for scholarly and popular journals.
New York Times: Access to news and archival content from NY Times. If you run into a paywall, here is more information on how to sign up.
ProQuest Research Library: Includes both popular and scholarly periodicals covering a variety of subjects, with over 3300 titles available in full text.
ProQuest Social Science Journals: Social science topics.
EdX Environmental Studies courses: Free online courses covering topics such as environmental science, natural resource management, environmental policy, civic ecology, pollution control, water treatment, and environmental sustainability.
NASA Earth Sciences Division: Browse resources, articles, data, and more from NASA’s Earth Sciences Division.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Explore updated, reliable articles on environmental science-related topics here.

Get articles from other libraries

If you cannot find a full-text version of the article you need, request it through interlibrary loan. Interlibrary loan is a free service that allows you to borrow books and articles from other libraries. Find answers to frequently asked questions about ILL here.