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Lessons learned from Asian tsunami disaster: Sharing knowledge [PDF]
Creating an organised common platform to capture, organise and share the knowledge on disaster management strategies is considered vital to enhance the effectiveness of future disaster management efforts.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +3 more
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The Role of Transportation in Campus Emergency Planning, MTI Report 08-06 [PDF]
, 2009 In 2005, Hurricane Katrina created the greatest natural disaster in American history. The states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama sustained significant damage, including 31 colleges and universities.
Edwards, Frances, Goodrich, Daniel C.
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Generalized Mechanism Model for Ecosystem Hysteresis
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A simplified model examines ecosystem transitions into alternative states after disturbances by leveraging positive and negative feedbacks. It identifies critical tipping points and quantifies hysteresis. Tests conducted on lakes, grasslands, and pitcher‐plant leaves align closely with empirical data and enable the prediction of recovery trajectories ...
Yanbin Hao +9 more
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Canadian Journal of Remote SensingIn recent years, the intensifying effects of climate change have led to an increase in natural disasters, posing significant challenges to ecosystems. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), with their rapid deployment and high flexibility, play a crucial role ...
Yanwei Sui +4 more
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Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır +4 more
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BMC Public HealthHighlights • Tobacco use was highest, followed by alcohol and marijuana use. • The prevalence of substance use was higher in male than female adolescents.
Md. Tanvir Hasan Sojib +3 more
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Gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction: Why and how? [PDF]
The significant losses in human life and livelihoods, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure and damage to the environment caused by disasters in the past decade has increased the necessity for proper disaster reduction and risk ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Plants are promising materials for building sustainable and eco‐friendly robots due to their inherent multifunctionality, with actuation playing a crucial role. This article focuses on the physical movements of plants and, from the perspective of actuation characteristics, explores representative plant species and their behaviors, the current state of ...
Kazuya Murakami +8 more
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Safety Nets or Trampolines? Federal Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance, and the Farm Bill [PDF]
We review the implications of the 2007 Farm Bill for the risk management dimensions of U.S. agriculture and policy. Legislative proposals suggest significant changes in risk management policy, including the introduction of state or national revenue ...
Goodwin, Barry K., Rejesus, Roderick M.
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Building Disaster Resilience within the Emirati Energy Sector through a Comprehensive Strategic Mitigation Plan [PDF]
, 2013 Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been occurring with increasing frequency and effect in recent decades in many countries around the world. Such threats have been shown to result in a loss of life, property and income and all of which have an ...
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