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Deprem Yaşayan Bireylerin Risk Algısı, Korku ve Hazırbulunuşluklarının İncelenmesi [PDF]

, 2022
An earthquake, which can directly affect individual and social life, is a natural event that is difficult to predict. However, previous earthquake experiences can trigger earthquake risk perception and fear.
Çağdaş Ümit YAZGAN, Tuba GÜN ÇINĞI, Gün Çınğı, Tuba, Yazgan, Çağdaş Ümit   +3 more
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
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Research on the stability of loess landslides under seismic action based on simplified bishop method

Frontiers in Earth Science
Assessing the stability of loess landslides under seismic action scientifically and reasonably is crucial for reducing earthquake disasters and ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property.
Guirang Hu, Guirang Hu, Bin Li, Bin Li, Xiaobing Yan, Xiaobing Yan, Ruiguo Ren, Ruiguo Ren, Jinyan Zeng, Jinyan Zeng   +9 more
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Probabilistic seismic hazard assessments for Myanmar and its metropolitan areas

Geoscience Letters, 2023
Although Myanmar is an earthquake-prone country, there has not been proposed an official national seismic hazard map. Thus, this study conducted a probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Myanmar and some of its metropolitan areas.
Huan-Bin Yang, Yuan-Kai Chang, Wei Liu, Guan-Yi Sung, Jia-Cian Gao, Myo Thant, Phyo Maung Maung, Chung-Han Chan   +7 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumption Insurance and Risk-Coping Strategies under Non-Separable Utility: Evidence from the Kobe Earthquake [PDF]

Using a unique household-level dataset on the situation after the Kobe earthquake in 1995, we test the full consumption risk sharing hypothesis, relaxing the separability assumption, and examine households' simultaneous choice of risk coping measures ...
Yasuyuki Sawada, Satoshi Shimizutani
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Multi-block modeling of crustal deformation and fault slip rates across the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Earth, Planets and Space
The northeastern Tibetan Plateau is a key region for investigating the far-field effects of the Indo-Eurasian collision and is characterized by numerous strike-slip and reverse faults along the leading edge of the plateau’s outward expansion.
Yangyang Diao, Zhengyang Pan, Zhigang Shao   +2 more
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Late Quaternary Segment Faulting Behavior of Yilan-Yitong Fault and Its Potential Seismic Hazards, NE China, by Using Multisource Remote Sensing Data

Remote Sensing
Quantitative investigation of major fault zones with low slip rates and long recurrence intervals in densely populated regions is essential for understanding earthquake recurrence and assessing seismic hazard.
Qinghai Wei, Shuang Liu, Panxin Yang, Chaozhong Hu, Wenqiao Li, Peng Du, Jian Kang, Yanbo Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Qinjian Tian, Yueren Xu   +10 more
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Assessment of Economic Recovery in Shanghai, China after the Pandemic Using Quarterly Nighttime Light Data [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic, which spanned from 2020 to 2022, significantly influenced socio-economic activities in Shanghai, China. Analysing the recovery of the Shanghai economy from the effects of the pandemic is crucial for understanding broader trends in ...
F. Li, F. Li, X. Fu, X. Fu, J. Li, J. Li, J. Zhang, J. Zhang   +7 more
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Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
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