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Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2018 El trabajo busca ofrecer una vista general, actualizada, pero también crítica de los asentamientos informales en América Latina y el Caribe, e identificar y explorar posibles tendencias entre los diferentes países con respecto a la gobernanza y ...
Vicente Sandoval, Juan Pablo Sarmiento
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Aerodynamic Mitigation of Wind Uplift on Low-Rise Building Roof Using Large-Scale Testing
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2020 During strong wind events such as hurricanes and thunderstorms, building roofs are subjected to high wind uplift forces (suctions), which often lead to severe roofing component damage and possibly, water intrusion.
Ziad Azzi +6 more
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The 4.2 ka Event and the End of the Maltese “Temple Period”
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 The small size and relatively challenging environmental conditions of the semi-isolated Maltese archipelago mean that the area offers an important case study of societal change and human-environment interactions.
Huw S. Groucutt +11 more
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What is the post-2015 development agenda? A look from the underlying disaster risk drivers
Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2017 This study explores the current and projected impacts of the three post 2015 development agendas on the determinants of disaster risk: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris COP21 Agreement. The
Juan Pablo Sarmiento P.
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Aeroelastic Testing of Span-Wire Traffic Signal Systems
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2020 Span-wire traffic signals are vulnerable to extreme wind events such as hurricanes and thunderstorms. In past events in the Southeastern Coast of the United States, many failures of span-wire traffic signals were reported.
Ziad Azzi +9 more
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Risk Communication in Latin America: an Evaluation of Its Impact While Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic
Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2022 The systemic risk scenario generated by the COVID-19 pandemic implies reviewing how risk communication mechanisms are capable of influencing people's behavior and, with this, promote adherence to self-care and prevention measures.
Félix Liberona Durán +3 more
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Role of eyewall and rainband eddy forcing in tropical cyclone intensification [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2019 While turbulence is commonly regarded as a flow feature pertaining to the planetary boundary layer (PBL), intense turbulent mixing generated by cloud processes also exists above the PBL in the eyewall and rainbands of a tropical cyclone (TC).
P. Zhu +8 more
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Leveraging Informal Learning Pedagogies to Empower Coastal Communities for Disaster Preparedness
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 With the increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes, people and communities within hurricane-prone zones are often overwhelmed and lack effective preparedness in terms of social connectivity critical for making proactive decisions to survive ...
Piyush Pradhananga +2 more
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Latin American Studies on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2020 Practically no government, institution or community has remained indifferent to the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis has been pointed out in many places as a 'disaster'.
Adriana Allen +2 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of 1.1°C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental events.
Martin J. Siegert +15 more
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