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California Desert Communities: Community Science in the Salton Sea

This is a collection of community science in the Salton Sea in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: Lithium Valley

This is a collection of Lithium Valley in california Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: Infrastructure

This is a collection of infrastructure in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: Mural Country

This is a collection of mural country in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: Organizations and Agencies

This is a collection of organizations and agencies in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communites: Concepts in Play

This is a collection of concepts in play in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: EcoGovLab in the Field

This is a collection of EcoGovLab in the field in California Desert Communities.

California Desert Communities: Roles and Careers in Comite Civico de Valle

This is a collection on roles and careers in Comite Civico de Valle in California Desert Communities.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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How (if at all) is emergency response addressed in the article or report?

Disaster investigations look at the emergency response that followed the incident, either the timing or actions taken to save human lives. There's more about the investigations calling for improved emergency preparedness; policies and technology development to prevent disasters such as the Hague Street Explosion (1850) which involved a faulty boiler (and other factors) and the Iroquois theater fire (1903) which led to changed theater building policies.