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Circulation, 2019 This scientific statement presents considerations for clinical management regarding the assessment and risk reduction of select pediatric populations at high risk for premature cardiovascular disease, including acquired arteriosclerosis or ...
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Challenges and opportunities for Sendai framework disaster loss reporting in the United States
Progress in Disaster Science, 2021 The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction provides quantitative indicators for nations to measure progress in the reduction of disaster losses. The collection and analysis of disaster loss data under the Sendai Framework improves our understanding
Aleeza Wilkins +7 more
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR), 2022 It takes stock of global progress in implementing the targets and priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and of current and future risk trends as represented by the Global Risk ...
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Sustainable Development, 2021 Crises and disasters are windows of opportunity to learn and transform toward enhancing disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience. However, a poor understanding of community resilience and the social dimensions of risk, the lack of a methodol-ogy to ...
A. Imperiale, F. Vanclay
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Innovations in earthquake risk reduction for resilience: Recent advances and challenges
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021 The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) highlights the importance of scientific research, supporting the ‘availability and application of science and technology to decision making’ in disaster risk reduction (DRR).
F. Freddi +15 more
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Hurricane risk assessment in a multi-hazard context for Dominica in the Caribbean
Scientific Reports, 2023 Hurricanes can trigger widespread landslides and flooding creating compound hazards and multiple risks for vulnerable populations. An example is the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, where the population lives predominantly along the coast close to ...
Peter Sammonds +4 more
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Performance of the bamboo geotextile system ‘GEOBAMTILE’ for road construction on deep soft ground [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 Infrastructural development faces the dilemma of attempting to construct over deep soft ground. Practical methods to support heavy engineering construction over soft ground has evolved tremendously.
Zainuldin Nurulbaiti +2 more
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Social media as an information source for rapid flood inundation mapping [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2015 During and shortly after a disaster, data about the hazard and its consequences are scarce and not readily available. Information provided by eyewitnesses via social media is a valuable information source, which should be explored in a~more effective way.
J. Fohringer +3 more
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Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, 2023 Disruptions to key lifelines, especially electrical power, can cause outsized impacts on human functioning. The state of the art on developed countries has focused on enhancing resilience to electrical grid infrastructure but has neglected to track ...
Daniel Thompson, Gianluca Pescaroli
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Mobile technology is increasingly important for delivering public health interventions to remote populations. This research study developed, piloted, and assessed a serious game for mobile devices that teaches geohazard, maternal, and neonatal
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