The Dynamics of Social Influence: A Longitudinal Look at Socially Structured Disaster Response
Implementing Organization
Louisiana State University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$104,911
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding Program
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Public Health Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
On April 22, 2010, two days after exploding and leaving eleven workers dead, the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal communities experienced significant social and economic upheaval. Despite the widespread relief that met the news in mid-July that the well was capped, uncertainty about the long-term ecological and economic consequences of the disaster remains high.
Contact
Christopher Kenny225-578-2546
pokenn@lsu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None