Studies, report and country/region reports specific to landmines, UXO, IEDs – anything explosive and leftover.
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Submissions from 2003
Development and Test of the Humanitarian Demining Sifting Excavator, Christopher Wanner
A Fresh Approach to Road Clearance Operations, Roger West
International Mine Action Standards: Future Development of PPE Standards, Adrian Wilkinson
A Risk Strategy for Mine Action, Julian Williams
BOZENA 4 Mine Clearing Flail System, Marián Zimmermann
Submissions from 2002
Tractor Accessorized Zerriest Series II, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
Mine Action Technology Now and In The Future: Is it realistic to expect great leaps forward in technology?, Håvard Bach
Decision Support for Mine Action - Kosovo, Aldo Benini
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Frequency Domain Metal Detectors for Humanitarian Demining, Claudio Bruschini
Mechanically Assisted Mine Clearance Operations, Greg Caison
Mine Resistant Boots, Jiri Chladek
The South East Asia Mine Action Cooperation and Technology Workshop, CISR
Technology and its Use in the Mine Field, Geoff Coley
Locating Landmines and UXO: A Methodological Lesson from the Ethiopian Landmine Impact Survey, Michael Fleisher
The International Unexploded Ordnance Training Program (IUTP), Tom Gersbeck
A Study of the Benefits of U.S. Military-to-Military Cooperation in Humanitarian Demining, GICHD
Summary Report MINEBREAKER 2, GICHD
Information Systems for Mine Action from the Data Entry Point of View, Zoran Grujic
Troubleshooting Afghanistan, Timothy Gusinov
Mine Clearance Techniques and Technologies for Effective Humanitarian Demining, Maki Habib
The Landmine Menace: The Great Humanitarian Challenge, Thomas Himmler
One of a Kind: The Quick Reaction Demining Force, CISR JMU
Technology's Promises, CISR JMU
Mission to Assess Future Sustainable Options of the Lao UXO Trust Fund and the UXO Lao Mine Action Programme, Robert Keeley, Alison Allcock, Thongdeng Singthilath, and Marty Kongsaysy
U.S. Humanitarian Demining in Africa, Sarah Kindig
PARADIS: A Prototype for Assisting Rational Activities in Humanitarian Demining Using Images from Satellites, Vinciane Lacroix, M. Acheroy, and Eleonore Wolff
Pookie Rides Again, Willie Lawrence
Benefit/Cost Analysis of U.S. Demining in Ethiopia and Eritrea, Michael Litzelman
The 3rd DTIF Workshop, Stewart Myles
GICHD Mechanical Mine Clearance Equipment Catalogue, Detlef Shroeder
Developing Safer Demining Handtools in Zimbabwe, Andy Smith
Driving the HD Machine in the African Bush, Andy Smith
Update: The Mine Action Situation in Afghanistan, Susanna Sprinkel
To Walk the Earth in Safety 4th Edition (FY2002), US DOS PM/WRA
Application of the Technical Survey in the Demining Process, J.J. van der Merwe
Rhino Earth Tiller Test Report: Area Reduction in Mixed Minefields, Christopher Wanner
The Severe Duty Vegetation Shredder Technical Testing of Capability, Christopher Wanner
Demining During Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, John Wilkinson
Submissions from 2001
Background on the Mine/UXO Problem, Mohamed Ahmen
Aardvark Mark IV Joint Services Flail Unit Capabilities Demonstration, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
Handheld Metal Detectors: Nicaraguan Field Test Report October 2001, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
FIXOR: A New Approach to Neutralizing Landmines and UXO, C.J. (John) Anderson and A.W. (Bill) Bauer
Mine Clearance by Villagers in Rural Cambodia: Spontaneous Demining Initiatives, final study report, Ruth Bottomley
Commercial Systems for the Direct Detection of Explosives (for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tasks), Claudio Bruschini
The Socio-Economic Impact of Mine Action in Afghanistan: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, William A. Byrd and Bjorn Gildestad
K9 Demining Corp to Aid Clearance Efforts in Lebanon, Elizabeth A. Cramer
The Mineseeker Airship: 'Supporting the U.N.', Elizabeth A. Cramer
Feedback Prodders: A Training Tool to Improve Deminer Safety, Russell Gasser
Report on the Review of UNOCHA's Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan, GICHD
Strategic Mine Action Plan (2001-2005) - Yemen, GICHD
Study of the Socio-economic Impact of Mine Action in Afghanistan, GICHD
Mine Field Breaching in Desert Storm, Thomas Houlahan
IMSMA and Its Use in Nicaragua, country profile, CISR JMU
On the Cutting Edge of Landmine Technology, CISR JMU
RHINO in Cambodia, Manfred Joehnk
Comments on the "Detonation" Approach, Robert Keeley
The Development of the Spatial Information Clearinghouse in Support of Humanitarian Demining, Helmut Kraenzle and Gina Beale
Strategic Planning in Yemen, Tim Lardner and Matt Craig
Cost Effectiveness of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Demining Programs, Michael Litzelman and Wayne Perry
Global Focus on Landmines in Afghanistan, Joe Lokey
What the Dog’s Nose Knows, Ian McLean
The Five Year National Mine Action Plan (2002-2006) - Mozambique, National Demining Institute Mozambique
NPA/GICHD Socio-Economic Impact and Land Use Evaluation in the Former Yugoslavia, Ted Paterson
Mine Detection Dogs in Central America: An Optimum Technology?, Jaime Perales
The Quantification of Safety and Risk: A Critical Review, Peter Schoeck
The Southern African Development Community’s Technical Advisors Course, Salomon Schreuder and Kevin Bolton
U.S. Humanitarian Demining in the Middle East, Stacy L. Smith
Current Mine Action Situation in Afghanistan, Susanna Sprinkel
Landmine Impact Survey in the Republic of Yemen, Qadeem K. Tariq
Summary Report 910 Mechanical Clearance Device, Trar Theimer
Koch Mine Safe and the Cordon Sanitaire Clearance Program, Henry Thompson
Technology Needs: Mine Clearance in Egypt and Jordan, James Trevelyan
To Walk the Earth in Safety 3rd Edition (FY2001), US DOS PM/WRA
Bombs Away: A Proactive Approach, Lisa M. Vanada
Quantum Magnetics Targets Landmine Explosives Using Quadrupole Resonance, Caroleen L. Williams, Peter Czipott, and Lowell Burnett
Efficient Level 2 Surveys Using Mechanical Detonators: Returning More Land, Creating More Wealth, Saving More Lives, Daniel Wolf and Steven Barmazel
Response to Bob Keeley’s Letter to the Journal of Mine Action, Daniel Wolf and Steven Barmazel
Submissions from 2000
Knights in Armored Vehicles: The HALO Trust in the Caucasus, Richard Boulter
A Squad of Their Own, Margaret S. Busé
WWII Ordnance Still Haunts Europe and the Asia-Pacific Rim, Margaret S. Busé
The Actuator: Demining Innovations, Lee Felsenstein and Steven E. Saunders
Developing New Technology for Humanitarian Demining, Russell Gasser and Terry Thomas
The Human Touch, Russell Gasser and Terry Thomas
DDAS: Protection Needs in Humanitarian Demining, the Facts (2000), HD-AID
The Spider Boot: An Effective Foot Protection System Against Anti-Personnel Mine Blasts, S. Islam, Aris Makris, and Denis Bergeron
The Journal of Mine Action Issue 4.2 (2000), CISR JOURNAL
The Landmine Impact Survey Process, Richard Kidd
Quality Assurance: Evaluation and Certification of Humanitarian Demining Detection Equipment, Vjera Krstelj, Josip Stepanic Jr., and Irena Leljak
A Full-Scale Evaluation of Lightweight Personal Protective Ensembles for Demining in Providing Protection Against Blast-Type Anti-Personnel Mines, Aris Makris and J. Nerenberg
A Serbian Ghost Town in Need of Recovery, Sinisa Malesevic
Personal Protective Equipment: The Never-ending Story, Lance J. Malin
International Standards for Personal Protective Equipment, Alastair McAslan and Keith Feigenbaum
The U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program in the Balkans, Matt Murphy
Comparative Study of Different Lightweight Head Protection Systems with Full-Face Visors for Humanitarian Deminers, J. Nerenberg, S. Islam, Aris Makris, and J.P. Dionne
The Effectiveness of Different Personal Protective Ensembles in Preventing Injury to the Thorax from Blast-Type Anti-Personnel Mines, J. Nerenberg, Aris Makris, and H. Kleine
Hobby Deminers in Quang Tri Province, Douglas Patt
Notes from the Field: Croatia, Marijana Prevendar
Road Trip with a MINECAT, Stephanie Schlosser
The Demining of Farmland - Cost/Benefit Analysis and Quality Control, Peter Schoeck
