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Gis Based Flood Hazard and Vulnerability Mapping: a Case Study of Tidal and River Floods in Downstream of Ciasem Watershed, Subang-West Java [PDF]

, 2017
Flood events in downstream of Ciasem watershed are believed to occur due to degradation of watershed and mangrove cover. This paper studies the flood hazard and vulnerability caused by tidal and river flood, mainly on vegetation and built up areas as ...
Narendra, B. H. (Budi), Siregar, C. A. (Chairil), Siringoringo, H. H. (Harris)   +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Satellite Data to Map Flood Extension Around the City of Saint-Louis in the Senegal River Estuary [PDF]

, 2007
In this project the issue of flood hazard mapping has been addressed from the perspective of different mapping scale in a GIS environment. The flood hazard map is particularly handy for the planners and administrators for formulating remedial ...
Dia, Aliou M.
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk resulting from climate change

Climate Risk Management, 2014
The changing risk of flooding associated with climate change presents different challenges for the different flood insurance market models in use around the world, which vary in respect of consumer structure and their risk transfer mechanism. A review of
Jessica Lamond, Edmund Penning-Rowsell
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
wiley   +1 more source

An overview of flood risk components: The Land subsidence case of Pekalongan City [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Pekalongan City is located on the northern coast of Java Island, where climate crises, floods, and tidal waves pose significant threats exacerbated by rising sea levels and land subsidence.
Putri Shasha Indah Permata, Syakira Hana, Nugroho Eka Oktariyanto, Layaliya Hannah Nuril, Soeharno Agung Wiyono Hadi, Kusuma Muhammad Syahril Badri, Farid Mohammad, Kuntoro Arno Adi, Sidiq Teguh Purnama, Nurmalia Sella Lestari, Widigdo Cayekti, Sadat Sayed Hashmat   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flood hazards studies in the Mississippi River basin using remote sensing [PDF]

The Spring 1973 Mississippi River flood was investigated using remotely sensed data from ERTS-1. Both manual and automatic analyses of the data indicated that ERTS-1 is extremely useful as a regional tool for flood mamagement.
Anderson, A. T., Rango, A.
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A modified flood severity assessment for enhanced decision support: application to the Boscastle flash flood of 2004 [PDF]

, 2012
A modified flash flood severity assessment is presented, based on scoring a set of factors according to their potential for generating extreme catchment-scale flooding.
Murray, Steve, Phillips, Jemery, Smith, Alan   +2 more
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Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source