1.0College of Sciences Newshttps://sciences.ucf.edu/newsjerriann.sullivanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="klV1A7n2Nu"><a href="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/sociology-professor-edits-disaster-resiliency/">Sociology professor edits “Disaster Resiliency”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/sociology-professor-edits-disaster-resiliency/embed/#?secret=klV1A7n2Nu" width="600" height="338" title="“Sociology professor edits “Disaster Resiliency”” — College of Sciences News" data-secret="klV1A7n2Nu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2012-12-13-at-2.59.54-PM.png281417UCF Sociology Associate Professor Fernando Rivera edited the latest volume of  the “Disaster Resiliency” journal.  Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters […]