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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Rivers and streams exhibit inherent variability in environmental conditions, particularly in water temperature and stream discharge. These factors can impact fish growth through both direct (i.e., physiological) and indirect (i.e., ecosystem productivity) mechanisms.
Patricia Y. Koh +3 more
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Nornalup Bushfire Research - BAL40 House [PDF]
, 2012 For Construction - Architectural drawing package.\ud House designed to AS3959:2009 Bushfire Attack Level 40.\ud QUT-Client Agreement \ud 100% Research (HERDC definition of Research)
Feher, Kylie, Weir, Ian
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No Cocoa Without Deforestation? A Field‐Type Analysis of Forest Frontiers in West Africa
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyses the interrelations of production systems, class relations and deforestation in a smallholder forest frontier. Using the concept of field types, we provide a plot‐level analysis of deforestation processes in West Africa, where smallholders convert forest into cocoa farms.
Sarah Lena Graf +5 more
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Understanding and Addressing the Disruptive Impacts of Contemporary Climate Crises
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Contemporary climate crises, such as wildfires, droughts, floods, and tropical storms, are increasing in frequency, intensity, scale, and duration. Organization and management scholars have been calling for more systematic study of the impacts of this increasing complexity on extant crisis governance arrangements and capacities for ...
Jaco Fourie +6 more
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Science is critical but it's not everything : our findings
, 2017 While scientific institutions and forms of scientific knowledge are critical for understanding and mitigating natural hazard risk, there is significant debate about their real utility to policy and practice.
Neale, Timothy +2 more
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Radical Centre: Innovating bushfire resilient architecture [PDF]
, 2017 Content\ud \ud The artwork comprises a digital presentation of original digital images and designs produced by the author and is accompanied by verbal provocations.
Weir, Ian James
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When indemnity insurance fails: Parametric coverage under binding budget and risk constraints
Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.Abstract In high‐risk environments, traditional indemnity insurance is often unaffordable or ineffective, despite its well‐known optimality under expected utility. We compare excess‐of‐loss indemnity insurance with parametric insurance within a common mean‐variance framework, allowing for fixed costs, heterogeneous premium loadings, and binding budget ...
Benjamin Avanzi +2 more
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FireThe 2019–2020 Black Summer bushfire in Australia is a good example of the frequent and severe bushfires (wildfires) observed around the world in recent years.
Lisa Pieper, Mahen Mahendran
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A Virtual Reality Bushfire Mitigation Tool for Community Consultation [PDF]
, 2006 Instigating fire prevention and mitigation procedures within the rural/urban interface can save properties and lives. Councils and fire services can only do so much to prevent bushfire spread and damage within these areas.
Walker, Arron R. +3 more
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Coerced Volunteering: Provision of Frontline Social Services During Emergencies
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study examines social service provision during emergencies, with the October 2023 war in Israel as a case study. Building on literature devoted to coping strategies adopted by frontline social service providers, which primarily addresses routine contexts, our research explores their adaptation during crises.
Ofri Shalev Greenman, Einat Lavee
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