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PUBLICATIONS

Guide Brief 1 - Characterize the Population

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Author(s)

Community Resilience Program NIST

Abstract

This Guide Brief provides additional rationale and guidance regarding the first part of Step 2 in the Guide, “Characterize social functions and dependencies” which starts with “Characterize the population.” The intended audience is the social dimensions task group of the collaborative planning team. Information is provided for their use in discussions with local experts who interpret social and economic data. Additional guidance is offered for those that use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map and present different types of spatial information.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - SP1190-GB-1
Report Number
SP1190-GB-1
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

resilience, community resilience planning guide
Structural engineering, Public safety, Resilience and Disaster and failure studies

Citation

Program, C. (2016), Guide Brief 1 - Characterize the Population, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1190GB-1 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created September 30, 2016, Updated November 10, 2018
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