Seminar on Research in Socio-Economics Aspects of Disasters in Developing Countries in Central America; San Jose, Costa Rica; Summer 1992

这项发展中国家科学奖将支助将于1992年夏天在哥斯达黎加圣何塞举行的中美洲发展中国家灾害的社会经济问题研究讨论会。研讨会的组织者是特拉华大学灾难研究中心的Russell R. Dynes和圣何塞中美洲联盟大学中美洲研究项目主任Allan Lavell。哥斯达黎加。该研讨会的目的是强调未来关于灾害和紧急情况对社会的社会和经济影响的区域合作研究领域。议程包括评估该区域目前的灾害风险，审查该领域的研究，分析灾害的社会经济方面的现状，确定高度优先的研究领域，制定合作研究项目，并在该地区和与美国建立一个研究网络。24名中美洲和美国的与会者都是这一领域的活跃研究人员，他们将从交流当前信息和未来的研究思想中受益。

This Science in Developing Countries award will support a Seminar on Research in Socio-Economics Aspects of Disasters in Developing Countries in Central America, to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica, in summer 1992. Organizers of the seminar are Russell R. Dynes of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware and Allan Lavell, Director of the Central American Research Program at the Confederacion Universitaria Centroamericana in San Jose, Costa Rica. The seminar aims to highlight areas for future regional collaborative research concerning the social and economic impact of disasters and emergencies on society. The agenda includes an assessment of current disaster risks in the region, a review of research in the field, an analysis of the current status of socioeconomic aspects of disaster, determination of high-priority research areas, development of cooperative research projects, and establishment of a research network within the region and with the United States. The 24 Central American and U.S. participants, all active researchers in this field, will benefit from an exchange of current information and future research ideas.