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Call for panelists/papers: a session entitled "Hazards, Risk and Disasters in the Gulf South" for the Gulf South History & Humanities Conference (Pensacola Beach, FL, 20-22 Oct. 2011); submission deadline is 07.01.2011
| Location: | Florida, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2011-08-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-27 |
| Announcement ID: |
184877 |
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This panel, entitled "Hazards, Risk and Disasters in the Gulf South," examines natural/man-made hazards and disasters in the Gulf South from an historical perspective, employing and addressing environmental, engineering and risk management concepts, methods and issues. Panelists may look at specific hazards over time periods, in specific locations, and analyze their historical context and significance. Events such as hurricane Katrina or BP's 2005 refinery explosion or the recent well explosion and oil spill are particularly relevant. Paper are also welcomed that are broad in conception and/or scope, and approach risks and hazards from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Submission deadline is 07.01.2011
Gulf South History & Humanities Conference
October 20-22, 2011
Pensacola Beach, Florida
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Dr. James B. McSwain
Tuskegee University
Bioethics 70-108
Tuskegee, AL 36088
334.727.8200 (o)
334.826.6158 (h)
Email: james.mcswain@gmail.com
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