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Atlanta, GA | Posted: December 19, 2011
Barbara Christopher
Industrial and Systems Engineering
404.385.3102
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The Georgia Tech Health and Humanitarian Logistics Center faculty are working on a Caribbean Hazard Assessment Mitigation and Preparedness initiative.
Caribbean Hazard Assessment Mitigation and Preparedness (CHAMP) group photoSupported by a GT alumni, the Georgia Tech Health and Humanitarian Logistics (HHL) Center faculty are working on a Caribbean Hazard Assessment Mitigation and Preparedness (CHAMPS) initiative. The group, headed by Dr. Reggie DesRoches from Civil Engineering, is interdisciplinary including civil/earthquake engineers, planners from School of Architecture along with HHL faculty and students. The sub-projects include: Hazards Assessment; Infrastructure Inventory; Building Codes; Building Materials, Recycling, and Use of Local Materials; Disaster Preparedness Plans; Debris Management; Vulnerability Index.
CHAMPS will be mainly working on 6-7 countries including Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Belize. The research agenda includes site trips to talk to local stake-holders and responders. The first trip is to Puerto Rico during the week of December 19, 2011.
