First Day as Research Assistant

Today I spent most of my time searching geographic databases to find out the historical and recent development of natural hazards research. I found thousands of articles that applied to my searches. However I will need to continuously narrow down these articles to get a more specific view of the type of hazard research that has been conducted and what is being done today in terms of hazard risk, vulnerability and mitigation. I found a spot-on article called "The Study of Natural Disasters, 1977 -1997: Some Reflections on a Changing Field of Knowledge." by David Alexander. I then spent another hour or so looking through the Electroning Disaster Journal. I found some great articles there. I am now off to find an article by Suzan Cutter and to read the previously mentioned article.

Work Time: 3 Hours