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The Development and Usage of the Greenstone Digital Library Software [PDF]

, 2008
The Greenstone software has helped spread the practical impact of digital library technology throughout the world-particularly in developing countries.
Witten, Ian H.
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Alternatives for sustained disaster risk reduction [PDF]

, 2010
The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and violent In parallel there are a large range of scientific studies debates in the policy arena, and a growing number of international institutions focused on
Benouar, Djillali, Cannon, Terry, Creton, Lawrence, Dekens, Julie, Fordham, Maureen, Gaillard, Jean-Christophe, Gilbert, Claude, Hewitt, Kenneth, Kelman, Ilan, Lavell, Allan, Morin, Julie, N’Diaye, Abdoulaye, O'Keefe, Phil, Oliver-Smith, Anthony, Quesada, Cecile, Revet, Sandrine, Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen, Texier, Pauline, Vallette, Cloé, Wisner, Ben   +19 more
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Relocating Citizens From Urban Environments Exposed to Hazardous Levels of Contamination: A Rapid Scoping Review

Risk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Hazardous levels of contaminants produced by anthropogenic activities are increasingly pervading residential environs and urban areas. Hazardous contamination can pose significant health risks for citizens dwelling in exposure pathways.
Rosina Johnson, Ginny Sargent, Caitlin Pilbeam, Jane Desborough   +3 more
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Prólogo [PDF]

, 2015
Aunque la comunidad internacional haya tratado ya muchos aspectos de los desastres, del cambio climático y de la movilidad humana, para progresar realmente es esencial unir las diversas líneas de debate con el objetivo de desarrollar una respuesta ...
Brende, Børge, Burkhalter, Didier
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Satellite Geodesy Reveals Shallow, Transient Magma Intrusions at Sotará Volcano, Colombia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 130, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Sotará is a little‐known andesitic‐dacitic stratovolcano in southwestern Colombia. Although there are no recorded historical eruptions, the volcano shows clear evidence of geothermal activity, deformation, and volcano‐tectonic seismicity. Its remote location and rugged terrain pose challenges for access and routine monitoring.
Rosa Alpala, Jorge Alpala, Patricia A. Rosell, Leonardo D. Euillades, Pablo A. Euillades, Maurizio Battaglia   +5 more
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PLANEJAMENTO E ZONEAMENTO URBANO: EVOLUÇÃO DO USO E OCUPAÇÃO DO SOLO EM SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS-SP

Revista da ANPEGE, 2017
O presente artigo analisa as leis de zoneamento urbano de São José dos Campos-SP com objetivo de avaliar a continuidade nas políticas de uso e ocupação do solo, bem como o ordenamento do espaço e planejamento urbano no município. São José dos Campos éuma
Regina Tortorella Reani
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Bipartisan Failures: How Political Agendas Undermine Core Ethical Principles in Emergency Management

Politics &Policy, Volume 53, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how political agendas across the ideological spectrum compromise ethical principles in emergency management in the United States. Through a literature review and comparative fact‐based scenario analysis, it demonstrates that both conservative and liberal governments have politicized disaster declarations, resource ...
Erik Xavier Wood
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PADRÕES METEOROLÓGICOS E MORFOLÓGICOS ASSOCIADOS À EVENTOS DE INUNDAÇÃO NA BACIA DO RIO URUGUAI: ESTUDO DE CASO PARA O MUNICÍPIO DE URUGUAIANA-RS

Revista Brasileira de Cartografia, 2017
No Brasil, os principais fenômenos relacionados a desastres naturais são estiagens, inundações (bruscas e graduais), escorregamentos de solos e/ou rochas, e tempestades.
Diego Oliveira de Souza, João Félix de Luca Lino, Tiago Bernardes, Enos Nobuo Sato, Mosefran Barbosa Macedo Firmino   +4 more
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Marked Trajectories: Family health narratives produced by anthropogenic pollution in the Quintero-Puchuncaví sacrifice zone, Chile

Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres
The Quintero-Puchuncaví Bay in Chile, has been affected by multiple episodes of anthropogenic contamination caused by companies in the Ventanas Industrial Corridor, making it one of the sacrifice zones in the country. On August 21, 2018, a mass poisoning
Adriana Espinoza Soto, Paulina Flores Peñaloza, Ricardo Pérez-Abarca, Irene Villalobos Saldivia, Hans Klener Hernández   +4 more
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Desastres Naturales [PDF]

, 2011
En los últimos años se han suscitado una serie de eventos adversos a nivel internacional, con terremotos, tsunamis y volcanes entre otros. En Bolivia se ha registrado la presencia de los fenómenos Niña y Niño, y en los niveles locales, el mega ...
Blanes, José, De la Quintana, Diego
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