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The Halal Tourism Trajectory, the Emergence and Challenge: The Case of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Post-2004 Tsunami

open access: yesHumaniora, 2021
Halal tourism has attracted a lot of attention in contemporary tourism and hospitality research. However, only a few studies have attempted to understand the emerging process and challenges in practicing halal tourism in a specific geographic location ...
Erda Rindrasih
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Natural Disasters—Origins, Impacts, Management

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2021
Natural hazards are processes that serve as triggers for natural disasters. Natural hazards can be classified into six categories. Geophysical or geological hazards relate to movement in solid earth.
Muhammad T. Chaudhary, Awais Piracha
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Interpretable machine learning for flood susceptibility mapping in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Southeast Brazil

open access: yesDiscover Geoscience
Accurate flood susceptibility modeling is critical for effective disaster risk management, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions exposed to extreme precipitation.
Enner Alcântara   +3 more
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The Impact of Earthquakes on Apartment Owners and Renters in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) Aotearoa New Zealand

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Apartment dwelling is on the increase in many cities in Aotearoa New Zealand, including those in earthquake-prone regions. Hence it is important that people working in disaster management and housing improve their understanding on how the living ...
Denise Blake   +3 more
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Aircraft measurements of aerosol distribution, warm cloud microphysical properties, and their relationship over the Eastern Loess Plateau in China

open access: yesTellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 2019
In situ aircraft measurements of aerosols and clouds were performed over the eastern Loess Plateau in Shanxi Province, China. The microphysical properties of both aerosols and warm clouds, including aerosol number concentration (Na), particle effective ...
Junxia Li   +5 more
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Telenursing: A step for care management in disaster and emergencies

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Unusual impacts of disasters on normal living conditions pose challenges to the health system. Nurses who take care of disaster victims may face situations that make decision-making difficult; hereon, the use of new technologies can be a ...
Mahdiye Nejadshafiee   +3 more
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Post-disaster resettlement in urban Bolivia

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2015
Post-disaster resettlement programmes can be unsuitable and ineffective, often exacerbating the vulnerability of people to the effects of climate change.
Gemma Sou
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Antecedentes históricos de la “abogacía telúrica” desarrollada en Chile entre los siglos XVI y XIX

open access: yesHistoria Crítica, 2014
The earthquakes that struck Chile between the 16th and 19th centuries — together with the lack of rational explanations of their causes — led the settlers of the Kingdom of Chile, as well as many inhabitants of the cities founded on the western margin of
Alfredo Palacios Roa
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La magica romanza della serendipità. Sul campo, l’accidentale e il sapere antropologico

open access: yesArchivio Antropologico Mediterraneo, 2022
That human ability of making discoveries of value thanks to unexpected events that has the name of serendipity is surrounded by an almost legendary aura that has contributed to the popularity of the notion in the social sciences.
Mara Benadusi
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Not drowning but fighting: Pacific Islands activists

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2015
Focusing on climate-induced migration, rather than mitigation, can be at odds with grassroots demands and can make the future uninhabitability of some Pacific Islands appear as a foregone conclusion.
Hannah Fair
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