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1. Cartographies of Disaster: The Japanese earthquake changed our relationship to place, and post-disaster social media changed it again
   Essay on how our 'sense of place' in relation to disaster events is evolving. The essay looks especially at how the stream of posts on Twitter evolved as the triple disaster in Japan developed after the March 2011 earthquake.
   12-07-2015 to earthquake, geography, japan, mapping, secondary impacts, social media, twitter
2. Social Media in China Fuel Citizen Response to Quake (NY Times, May 11 2013)
   12-05-2013 to china, community, earthquake, response, social media
3. High speed high rise: the earthquake-proof skyscrapers built in 15 days
   25-02-2013 to china, construction, earthquake, skyscraper
4. First Test of Seismic Invisibility Cloak (MIT Technology Review, Feb 03 2013)
   Article on a study by the Institut Fresnel in Marseille and the ground improvement specialist company, Menard, to test the concept of steering seismic waves around buildings.
   09-02-2013 to construction, earthquake, mitigation, research
5. Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid (NY Times, Dec 23 2012)
   An article reviewing progress to date in Haiti's reconstruction and the impediments that have prevented faster progress and greater service to those displaced by the earthquake.
   24-12-2012 to debris removal, earthquake, haiti, housing, impact, infrastructure, planning, reconstruction, recovery
6. Young leaders are stepping forward to speed up the recovery of the tsunami devastated area (CNN iReport, Dec 15 2012)
   Article outlining innovative measures to engage youth and investors in reconstruction and recovery efforts in Japan.
   17-12-2012 to bonds, earthquake, entrepreneurship, incentives, japan, livelihoods, recovery, tsunami
7. Building it Better: Earthquake-Resilient Hospitals for the Future (UC Television, Oct 25 2012)
   Video program on construction practices for building safe hospitals.
   04-11-2012 to construction, earthquake, hospitals, resilience, us
8. The l’Aquila Verdict: A Judgment Not Against Science, but Against A Failure of Science Communication (Scientific American Blogs, Oct 22 2012)
   Blog post highlighting the critical importance of risk communication.
   23-10-2012 to accountability, communication, courts, earthquake, italy, liability
9. Italy Convicts 7 for Failure to Warn of Quake (NY Times, Oct 23 2012)
   23-10-2012 to accountability, earthquake, italy, liability, prediction
10. Some perspective on the Japan earthquake(Mar 03 2012)
    Blog psoting highlighting the range of preparedness activities that Japan has undertaken and how these performed in the 2011 earthquake/tsunami/nuclear incident.
    21-10-2012 to earthquake, japan, preparedness

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