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Sara_Nesheiwat

This author has cited this paper in his own books, as well as other papers. This article is also cited on numerous World Trade Center websites and other studies on the collapsing of the towers and disasters. This paper is also cited in a lot of online publications involving disasters in urban areas and the WTC specifically. 

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Sara_Nesheiwat

According to the publication linked below, funding for this program is provided by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, and the Royal Norwegian Government. The university itself (Tulane) as well as partnering schools will sponsor certain programs or take in donations as well, to provide a trip to Africa etc. to present information or educate those in the area.

http://www2.tulane.edu/drla/upload/DRL-Publication-2015.pdf

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Sara_Nesheiwat

This article discusses the Chernobyl disaster and the management and cooperation that followed this disaster. Technologies at play, as well as government involvement, scientific knowledge and sociopolitical factors effecting this situation post disaster are also mentioned. The author also extensively reviews Chernobyl through field research based off resettled families and radiation exposed workers. The dependence of health and illness based off economics and politics is also heavily discussed. International scientific cooperation is also discussed in terms of studies done on those exposed after the disaster.