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COVID-19 and regional resilience: Trends, priorities, and the geography of research

open access: yesJournal of Safety Science and Resilience
The global economic crisis of 2008–2013 led to the emergence of the concept of resilience, which focuses on the ability of socio-economic system store cover socially, economically, and environmentally after external impacts. The COVID-19 pandemic spurred
Irina D. Turgel, Olga A. Chernova
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Application of Standardized Precipitation Index to assess meteorological drought in Bangladesh

open access: yesJàmbá, 2016
Bangladesh is one of the vulnerable countries of the world for natural disasters. Drought is one of the common and severe calamities in Bangladesh that causes immense suffering to people in various ways.
Md. Anarul H. Mondol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Erratum: Assessing coastal population capacity in Tsunami-prone areas: A grid-based approach

open access: yesJàmbá
No abstract available.
Fadly Usman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing social vulnerability to drought in South Africa: Policy implication for drought risk reduction

open access: yesJàmbá, 2017
The aim of this article was to assess and identify social vulnerability of communal farmers to drought in the O.R. Tambo district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa using a survey data and social vulnerability index (SoVI).
Fumiso Muyambo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Verontreiniging rode aal Nederlandse binnenwateren : monitoring voor sportvisserij 2004-2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Rode aal, ook bekend als Europese paling (Anguilla anguilla) werd gebruikt als bioindicator binnen het monitoringsprogramma 'verontreiniging in vis uit de Nederlandse binnenwateren'. In de afgelopen 5 jaar zijn 65 mengmonsters rode aal met een lengte van
Hoek, M., van der   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Culture, Theory, Data: An Introduction

open access: yes, 2023
The introduction to a special issue of New Literary History titled "Culture, Theory, Data," which explores the consequences of computation for cultural theory—and vice-versa.
Chad Wellmon   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of tsunami-prone communities, Nias, Indonesia

open access: yesJàmbá
Nias Island is presently being confronted with a substantial and imminent threat of a tsunami. However, the level of knowledge of the communities on Nias Island regarding earthquake and tsunami hazards is limited. This study aims to evaluate the level of
Furqan I. Aksa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction: An African perspective

open access: yesJàmbá, 2016
Indigenous knowledge is valuable knowledge that has helped local communities all over the world survive for generations. This knowledge originates from the interaction between members of the community and the environment in which they live. Although much
Nnamdi G. Iloka
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Embracing leadership of local actors and community in disaster risk reduction of Yogyakarta

open access: yesJàmbá
The Disaster Preparedness Village (Kampung Siaga Bencana or KSB) in Special Region of Yogyakarta Province (DIY) is a community that aims to increase community preparedness and resilience to disasters through collaboration between the local government ...
Dina Ruslanjari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ratings and Banking Regulation: a Shift from Productive (Basel II), to Contradictory (EBA-GL LOM and Supervisory Practices), to Dangerous (Basel 3+ and CRR3) [PDF]

open access: yesRisk Management Magazine
External ratings (agency ratings) and internal ratings were already in use before Basel II, as powerful management tools. Basel II "adopts" them (the former in the Standard approach, the latter in the IRB approaches) in a productive way: internal ratings
Giacomo De Laurentis
doaj   +1 more source

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