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Book review: The economic impacts of natural disasters [PDF]
, 2013 "The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters." Edited by Debarati Guha-Sapir and Indhira Santos. Oxford Univesity Press. May 2013. --- Since the turn of the millennium, more than one million people have been killed and 2.3 billion others have been directly
McDermott, Tom
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Mental health services required after disasters: Learning from the lasting effects of disasters [PDF]
, 2012 Extent: 13p.Disasters test civil administrations’ and health services’ capacity to act in a flexible but well-coordinated manner because each disaster is unique and poses unusual challenges.
McFarlane, A., Williams, R.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Laser surface texturing significantly improves the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength of 3D‐printed iron polylactic acid (Ir‐PLA) for marine applications. Optimal laser parameters reduce corrosion by 80% and enhance tensile strength by 25% and ductility by 15%.
Mohammad Rezayat +6 more
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Not drowning but fighting: Pacific Islands activists
Forced 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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Challenges in Creating a Disaster Resilient Built Environment [PDF]
, 2014 With the increase in occurrences of high impact disasters, the concept of risk reduction and resilience is widely recognised. Recent disasters have highlighted the exposure of urban cities to natural disasters and emphasised the need of making cities ...
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study investigates the mechanical properties of Carbon/Aramid intraply hybrid fiber‐reinforced Elium composites under 6 months of water aging. After aging, flexural strength decreases by 25.89%, tensile strength by 4.40%, and fracture toughness by 21.56%.
Muhammed Huseyin Guzel, Gurol Onal
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Lessons from planned relocation and resettlement in the past
Forced Migration Review, 2015 Placing contemporary deliberations about relocation within a longer historical and intellectual framework reveals unexpected connections and salutary lessons.
Jane McAdam
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BMJ, 2005 Disasters are commonly divided into “natural” and “man made,” but such distinctions are generally artificial. All disasters are fundamentally human made, a function of where and how people choose or are forced to live. The trigger may be a natural phenomenon such as an earthquake, but its impact is governed by the prior vulnerability of the affected ...
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Dislocation‐Mediated Thermoelectric Performance and Mechanical Behavior
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Dislocations can scatter phonons to reduce thermal conductivity, thereby enhance thermoelectric performance. However, dislocations also impact mechanical properties, leading to increased brittleness and altered plasticity. It is essential to clarify the complex relationship between dislocations, thermal transport, and mechanical stability to achieve a ...
Bangzhi Ge, Yuan Yu, Chongjian Zhou
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Forced Migration Review, 2015 Brazil is developing a long-term solution for filling a legislative gap affecting environmental migrants.
Isabela Piacentini de Andrade
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