Natural Hazards Research Centre
Welcome to the Natural Hazards Research Centre
The Natural Hazards Research Centre has research programmes related to studies of active tectonics and earthquakes, landscape evolution modelling, land-use planning, urban vulnerability to volcanic eruptions and health risks from eruptions.
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Ali Bazgard, studying towards a PhD in Hazard and Disaster Management ‘Canterbury is one of the leaders in this area so I decided to come to UC to do my PhD.’ |
Seminars
next seminar to be advertised.
News and Features
L'Aquila Earthquake
(7 Apr) Rescuers searched through the night for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 130 people in central Italy early on Monday and left thousands of homeless huddled in tent camps and rough shelters. Read more >>
Undersea Volcano near Tonga
(19 Mar) An undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga – shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky – is to be studied by scientists. Officials said the eruption did not pose any danger to islanders at this stage.
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The 2008 IAEM Academic Recogntion Award goes to Professor Jim Cole
This award recognizes an academic leader or institution that has made a significant contribution to the formal education of students pursuing a career in emergency management or through research and development of paradigms or standards that have helped shape the broader field of emergency and disaster management.
Contacts
| Phone: +64 3 364 2766 Email: jim.cole@canterbury.ac.nz Natural Hazards Research Centre, University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Contacts Page |