Results 21 to 30 of about 1,378 (186)

Administrative Capacity in Public Crisis Management—Better Than Its Reputation?

open access: yesRisk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT In most crises, local administrations are on the institutional front line and while their response can take a wide variety of forms, it requires certain administrative skills to remain capable of acting. This study argues that the concept of administrative capacity offers a framework to consolidate key topics of current crisis research with ...
Paula Gnielinski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sistema automatizado de alerta temprana ante el peligro de inundaciones

open access: yesIngeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, 2013
Las inundaciones son una de las catástrofes naturales que más afectan a Cuba. En el Centro de Investigaciones Hidráulicas (CIH) perteneciente a la Facultad de Ingeniería Civil del Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (Cujae) se lleva a
Maray Garrido Monagas   +2 more
doaj  

Exploring ecohydrology through the lens of local fishers in the Bolivian Amazon

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract The natural flow regimes of Andean‐Amazon tributaries play a vital role in sustaining their rich biodiversity and productive local fisheries, but ongoing and proposed alteration of river flow regimes by large dams threatens to negatively impact river ecosystems. Despite its importance, our understanding of how hydrologic variability influences
Lina G. Terrazas‐Villarroel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Infrastructure, Climate Disasters, and Cultural Survival: Policy Failures and Community Displacement in the Era of Managed Retreat

open access: yesJournal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 7, Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT Climate disasters are currently changing territory around the world by showing large inequalities that exist in infrastructure systems, governance arrangements, and development pathways. In many cases, climate risk response strategies like managed retreat have been framed as practical approaches to respond to increasing climate disasters ...
Chick Edmond
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluación de amenazas por inundaciones en el centro de México: el caso de Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal (1998-2005)

open access: yesInvestigaciones Geográficas, 2010
Se consideraron los diferentes factores biofísicos que influyen en la presencia de inundaciones y subsidencia en la delegación Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, a partir del análisis de sobreposición cartográfica y valoración de pesos de factores.
Mónica Vera Pérez, Jorge López Blanco
doaj  

Cambios ambientales detectados por dendrogeomorfología y la liquenometría para el análisis de avenidas torrenciales en sistemas fluviales

open access: yesCuadernos de Geografía de la Universitat de València, 2021
El análisis de la frecuencia y magnitud de las avenidas torrenciales en los sistemas fluviales puede utilizar diferentes fuentes de datos: meteorológicas, hidrológicas, histórico-documentales, geológico-geomorfológicas y botánicas.
Andrés Díez Herrero   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrified rhythms: How hydropower infrastructure transforms hydrosocial relations of riverine communities in the Lower Sogamoso River, Colombia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 782-796, March 2026.
Abstract Hydropower dams regulate water flows for millions of downstream inhabitants worldwide, altering water availability. Under a changing climate, flow control is often framed technically and politically as being essential for reducing drought and flood risks. However, it can also disrupt ecological flows, impact livelihoods and erode environmental
Laura Betancur‐Alarcón   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Una revisión de inundaciones fluviales en Chile, período 1574-2012: causas, recurrencia y efectos geográficos

open access: yesRevista de Geografía Norte Grande, 2014
Una revisión bibliográfica de inundaciones fluviales históricas en el período 1574- 2012 a través de diferentes publicaciones, permite analizar, explicar y sistemati- zar causas o factores detonantes, periodos de recurrencia, distribución y efectos ...
Octavio Rojas   +3 more
doaj  

¿CÓMO ACTUAR ANTE UNA INUNDACIÓN? PERCEPCIÓN Y EXPERIENCIAS DEL ALUMNADO SOBRE LA EDUCACIÓN PREVENTIVA

open access: yesPapeles de Geografí­a
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la percepción que tiene el alumnado de 3º de ESO de Orihuela (Alicante, España) sobre la gestión de emergencias ante el riesgo de inundación.
Ángela Zaragoza Sáez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drought reduces the value of both artificial and natural wetlands for gulls breeding in the Mediterranean region

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 3, March 2026.
The importance of artificial wetlands for waterbird conservation can be easily overestimated from count data alone. The value of extensive fish ponds as a breeding habitat depends on maintaining the availability of natural marshes as a foraging habitat. This requires reducing impacts from groundwater extraction. Given recent abandonment of aquaculture,
Yingjun Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy