Disasters call for papers

Many large-scale disasters have occurred recently.To name a few, we can
look at the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear emergency in Japan;
the 2010 floods in Pakistan, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and Haiti
earthquake in Haiti; the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster; the 2004
earthquake and Great Tsunami in Asia; and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.To
these we can add more events such as this year's floods, quakes, and
tornadoes, and the food crisis in Somalia.The financial crisis and other
emergencies can be added to the list as well.

The community of practitioners and scholars that studies these events
has much to teach us about lessons learned, and the ASCE Journal of
Leadership and Management in Engineering plans a special edition to
capture and distribute this knowledge to lead to improved preparedness
for mega-disasters.

The full call for papers is on ASCE's website at the url shown.