An annotated list of 75 references in the social science research on planning for and responding to hazardous material disasters is presented. The list is a selection representing as wide as possible coverage of mainly North American literature on the social aspects of hazardous material disasters in the chemical and nuclear industries. All phases of disaster planning are covered, i.e. mitigation and prevention, emergency preparedness, emergency response, and recovery, for both fixed site and transportation accidents involving hazardous substances.