Local Health-related Capacities in the Northern Haiti Response: Preliminary Findings

15 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

While the northern region of Haiti was relatively physically unaffected, most Ministry of Health functions and other resources were concentrated in the region around Port-au-Prince that was …

http://nees.org/resources/1323

Offshore Coseismic Effects of the January 12, 2010 Earthquake, Haiti

13 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Investigated as part of an NSF RAPID response expedition: 1. The offshore structures, seismicity and tectonics associated to the Jan. 12 earthquake and evidence for an offshore rupture. 2. The …

http://nees.org/resources/1309

Sea Level and the Haiti Earthquake

13 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

A new tide gauge system was designed for the project using a Stevens differential pressure gauge. The gauge is automatically compensated for atmospheric pressure effects (ie no inverted barometer …

http://nees.org/resources/1315

The Forgotten Aspects of Evacuation: Mass Evacuee Processing and Care by Host Communities Following the Haiti Earthquake

13 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Over the past decade or so, the United States emergency management community has developed relatively successful planning and operational capabilities of moving large numbers of residents out of …

http://nees.org/resources/1331

Urgent Collection of Perishable Condition Data from Structures Affected by the Haiti Earthquake

13 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

The goal of this project was to collect data to support on-going efforts to develop rapid, semi-automated, vision-based, procedures for post-earthquake inspection and assessment of concrete …

http://nees.org/resources/1343

Collection of Field Data from Haiti for Calibration of Seismic Vulnerability Indices

13 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

To collect field data in Haiti to test, calibrate, and improve seismic vulnerability indices to screen large inventories of structures. Four field teams recorded damage state, column, wall, and plan …

http://nees.org/resources/1352

Wind Energy and Rainwater Harvesting Solutions for Sustainable Recovery of Haiti

12 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

This project's goal is to advance sustainable technologies for rapid response after a disaster. The project focuses on two post-disaster needs, water and energy, and seeks to address these needs …

http://nees.org/resources/1236

Monitoring Post-seismic Crustal Deformation in Haiti with TerraSAR-X Observations

12 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

The 2010, M=7.0 Haiti earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters of the past century with more than 230,000 fatalities. The earthquake ruptured a 40 km long fault and had a seismic moment of …

http://nees.org/resources/1248

Geotechnical-driven Damage Patterns and Liquefaction in the January 2010 Haiti Earthquake

12 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

The objective of this study was to: (1) augment previous, limited scope dynamic cone penetration tests (DCPT) and spectral analysis of surface wave (SASW) tests with additional and deeper …

http://nees.org/resources/1252

RAPID: Remediation of Earthquake Impacted Potable Water Sources with Cactus Mucilage

12 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

The propsed work aims to investigate cactus-mucilage-based separation as a viable alternative treatment or rapid water purification in post-earthquake scenarios. Daniela Lima, Dawn Fox, Laura …

http://nees.org/resources/1232

Temporary Housing Planning and Early Implementation in the January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake

11 Oct 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

This project aims to answer the following research questions: 1) What variations exist in Haiti with respect to the funding, design, and organization of temporary housing for victims? What …

http://nees.org/resources/1272

Offshore Rapid Response to January 12 Earthquake in Haiti: Search for Coseismic Evidence

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

With NSF RAPID and institutional support, the REPONS team mobilized the R/V Endeavor to the area of the Jan. 12th earthquake in Feb.- Mar., 2010; the goal was to map the Enriquillo Plantain Garden …

http://nees.org/resources/1061

Assessing Community-Scale Disruption and Restoration of Basic Needs in Post-earthquake Haiti

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Bevington - Davidson: This poster describes an assessment of the levels of community-scale building damage and socio-economic disruption following the Haiti earthquake of January 2010. Damage and …

http://nees.org/resources/1057

Rupture of an unmapped fault during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

On January 12, 2010 a Mw7.0 earthquake struck the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti killing more than 200,000 people and causing an estimated $8 billion in damages, ~100% of the country's GDP.

http://nees.org/resources/1054

Supporting Family Reunification after Haiti Earthquake

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Information about Missing People Data Collected by Volunteers

http://nees.org/resources/1051

TRANSITION FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY: THE JANUARY 12, 2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Disaster-stricken communities risk interdependent, escalating failures in performance of key functions during the transition to recovery. Prevailing poor environmental and socio-economic conditions …

http://nees.org/resources/1048

Disaster Debris Management for Haiti

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

* Debris is waste generated after a disaster * Debris generated during a disaster can be equivalent to years of normal solid waste * Costly, long and complicated process.

http://nees.org/resources/1045

Haitian-Americans as critical bridges and lifelines in the recovery and rebuilding of Haiti

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Reality South Florida is home to an estimated 263,000 Haitians, many of whom have family in Haiti. Remittances from these and other Haitians is a critical lifeline that has kept Haiti aoat and …

http://nees.org/resources/1042

RE-HOUSING URBAN HAITI AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

The actual impact of social capital on the speed and quality of early post-disaster housing recovery is little understood despite an emerging literature regarding social capital in disaster recovery …

http://nees.org/resources/1039

Effects of the January 2010 Haitian Earthquake on Selected Mechanical and Electrical Equipment

23 Sep 2010 | Poster | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Investigate the performance of critical mechanical and electrical equipment, such as switchgear, motor control centers and inverters located in the Port-Au-Prince region, that were subjected to …

http://nees.org/resources/1036