International Seminar on Research in Socio-Economic Aspects of Disasters in Developing Countries in the Asian Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand, March 20-24, 1989.

这项提案要求为参加将于1989年3月20日至24日在泰国曼谷举行的“亚太地区发展中国家灾害的社会经济方面”国际研讨会的4名美国和16名发展中国家与会者提供部分资助。美国协调员是拉塞尔·r·戴恩斯博士，他是特拉华大学社会学系主席和灾害研究中心联合主任。曼谷亚洲理工学院亚洲备灾中心主任Brian A. O. Ward博士将担任研讨会联席主任。来自东盟国家、孟加拉国、印度、韩国、尼泊尔、巴基斯坦和斯里兰卡的科学家将被邀请参加。讨论会的主要主题将是评估亚太区域内的研究现状；发达国家灾害社会经济方面的研究现状；探索为发展中国家进行高度优先的研究；不同类型的灾害因素创造的研究机会；开展合作研究项目；为与其他研究同事隔绝的研究人员建立一个持续的帮助和建议网络；以及考虑在东道国机构开展研究“技术援助”。本次国际会议的协调人是在组织国际合作活动方面具有丰富经验的德高望重的科学家。该项目与发展中国家科学项目（SDC）的目标相关，该项目旨在通过科学信息、思想、技能和技术的交流以及在互利问题上的合作，提高美国科学家和工程师与发展中国家同行之间的合作水平。在科学与发展合作计划下，可以支持召开会议，探讨科学技术对发展问题的应用。本项目通过拟议的科学交流与合作活动，支持上述各领域的国家科学发展计划。

This proposal requests funds for partial support of 4 U.S. and 16 developing country participants in the International Seminar in Socioeconomic Aspects of Disasters in Developing Countries in the Asian Pacific Region to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, March 20-24, 1989. The U.S. Coordinator is Dr. Russell R. Dynes, Chairman, Department of Sociology, and Co-Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware. Dr. Brian A. O. Ward, Director, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, will be Co-Director of the Seminar. Scientists from the ASEAN countries, Bangladesh, India, Korea, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will be invited to participate. The major themes of the seminar will be an assessment of the current status of research within the Asian Pacific region; the current status of research on socioeconomic aspects of disaster in developed countries; exploration of high priority research for developing countries; research opportunities created by different types of disaster agents; development of cooperative research projects; development of a sustaining network of help and advice to researchers isolated from other research colleagues; and consideration of development of research "technical assistance" based at the host institution. The coordinators of this international conference are highly respected scientists with extensive experience in organizing international cooperative activities. This project is relevant to the objectives of the Science in Developing Countries (SDC) Program which seeks to increase the level of cooperation between U.S. scientists and engineers and their counterparts in developing countries through the exchange of scientific information, ideas, skills, and techniques and through collaboration on problems of mutual benefit. Under the SDC Program, conferences may be supported to explore the application of science and technology to development problems. This project supports the SDC Program in each of these areas through the scientific exchanges and cooperative activities proposed.