An Introduction to Perishable Data in Hazards and Disaster Research—CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series

This check sheet summarizes published research on the topic of perishable data collection. It provides a brief overview of how perishable data is defined, how it can be ethically collected, and what its value is in hazard and disaster contexts. About the CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series: The National Science Foundation-supported CONVERGE facility at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a series of short, graphical check sheets that are meant to be used as researchers design their studies, prepare to enter the field, conduct field research, and exit the field. The series offers best practices for extreme events research and includes check sheets that are free to the research community. More information is available at: https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/check-sheets.