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Des risques « naturels » aux politiques urbaines à Mexico

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2007
Mexico City is located at an altitude of over 2 000 metres where it occupies an attractive but hazardous site hemmed in by the Sierra Madre and volcanic mountain ranges.The site is one of the most disaster-prone locations in the world, threatened by a ...
François Mancebo
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A Conversation With David Bellhouse

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 221-241, August 2026.
Summary David Richard Bellhouse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 19 July 1948. He studied actuarial mathematics and statistics at the University of Manitoba (BA, 1970; MA, 1972) and completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1975. After being an Assistant Professor for 1 year at his alma mater, he joined the University of Western ...
Christian Genest
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Gestion des risques naturels : modéliser quoi, pour qui ?

open access: yesVertigO, 2012
This paper deals with coastal storm-induced hazards i.e. mainly coastline retreat and erosion. Coastal managers and councillors we met during this study largely expressed the need to prevent erosion and flooding events in order to keep beaches and back ...
Jonathan Musereau
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 464-483, August 2026.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

Determinación de procesos y áreas de riesgos en los Andes centrales de Chile mediterráneo: Casos de estudio

open access: yesPirineos: Revista de Ecología de Montaña, 1994
[es] Durante la realización del proyecto de Cartografía de Riesgos de Montaña en los Andes Centrales de Chile (Proyecto FONDECYT nº 482- 91) se cartografiaron los riesgos naturales en la cuenca del Aconcagua, altos Andes (2.500 a 4.000 m). Varios riesgos
Víctor Quintanilla
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Spatial inference of ancestor locations suggests northern refugia for canopy‐forming kelps in the Pacific Northwest

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2248-2265, August 2026.
Population genetic structure in the Pacific Northwest for (a–c) Nereocystis and (d–f) Macrocystis. Summary Pockets of the formerly glaciated Pacific coastline of North America likely remained ice‐free throughout the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). These areas may have served as refugia for terrestrial species, but less is known about their role in the ...
Jordan B. Bemmels   +7 more
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Le devoir d'information en matière de risques naturels: une obligation aux multiples facettes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
National audienceInformer en matière de risques naturels apparaît comme une obligation aux multiples facettes, impliquant un ensemble d'acteurs aux fonctions diverses.
Sanseverino-Godfrin, Valérie
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Culture et mémoire du risque

open access: yesSciences, Eaux & Territoires, 1995
En matière de risques naturels, la prévention pour être efficace doit mobiliser la mémoire : le rappel de quelques événements intervenus en Savoie illustre cette nécessité.
J.P. FEUVRIER
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Les nouvelles orientations concernant la prise en compte des risques naturels majeurs dans l'environnement [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Risques naturels dans le Sud-est de la France - Colloque Association des Géologues du Sud-est - Avignon, 19 et 20 octobre 1989La phase expérimentale d'élaboration des plans d'expositions aux risques a montré la nécessité des études préliminaires par ...
Noyelle, Jean
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