About Walter Peacock
Walter Gillis Peacock is a professor of Urban Planning at Texas A&M University and Director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center. Internationally renowned for his research on disaster recovery, community resilience, and social vulnerability, he has authored numerous publications and secured significant funding from federal agencies.Selected Publications
Peacock, W. G., Morrow, B. H., & Gladwin, H. (1997). Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, gender and the sociology of disasters. Routledge.Peacock, W. G., Brody, S. D., & Highfield, W. (2005). Hurricane risk perceptions among Florida's single-family homeowners. Landscape and Urban Planning, 73(2-3), 120-135.
Comfort, L., Wisner, B., Cutter, S., Pulwarty, R., Hewitt, K., Oliver-Smith, A., & Peacock, W. G. (1999). Reframing disaster policy: The global evolution of vulnerable communities. Global Environmental Change Part B: Environmental Hazards, 1(1), 39-44.
Recent Courses Taught
Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation(PLAN 647)
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