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Increased Socio-economic Vulnerability in the Floodplains of Brahmaputra Basin, India
2021<p>Floods are a recurrent natural phenomenon in the Brahmaputra basin, India&#8217;s one of the major river basin. The government employed flood mitigation strategies that have mainly been focused on structural measures that involve the construction of dams, embankments, dykes, and anti-erosion structures.
Sukrati Gautam +2 more
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Socio-economic data in coastal vulnerability indices: constraints and opportunities
Journal of Coastal Research, 2002ABSTRACT Most previously developed coastal vulnerability/sensitivity indices acknowledge that the addition of socio-economic variables would assist in defining vulnerable areas. This study investigated the incorporation of socio-economic variables into a GIS based coastal vulnerability index for wave-induced erosion in Northern Ireland.
S. McLaughlin, J. McKenna, J.A.G. Cooper
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The Bangladesh garment industry : socio-economic vulnerability and global integration
2021This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author. Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
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Vulnerability of Al-hodidah wetlands in Yemen: main socio-economic causes
Materials Today: Proceedings, 2019Abstract Wetlands provide a lot of benefits to local people such as cultivation, recreation, education, timber production, etc. Like any other country in the world, the aquatic biodiversity of wetlands in Yemen faces several threats as well as a regime of unsustainable human pressures.
A.S. Al-Mahfadi, M. Dakki
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Journal of Environmental Management, 2019
Densely populated coastal regions are vulnerable to threats associated with climate change and variability, especially storms. In the United States, millions of people are repeatedly at risk of flooding and because this number will only continue to grow, the identification of the intersection of social vulnerability and physical risk to flood ...
Narcisa G, Pricope +2 more
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Densely populated coastal regions are vulnerable to threats associated with climate change and variability, especially storms. In the United States, millions of people are repeatedly at risk of flooding and because this number will only continue to grow, the identification of the intersection of social vulnerability and physical risk to flood ...
Narcisa G, Pricope +2 more
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Food Security in Socio-Economically Vulnerable Areas : With Special Reference to East Timor
Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 2008Naoko Satoh, Akira Ishida
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Socio-Economic Vulnerability to Potential Flood in Tamakoshi River in Nepal
Himalayan ReviewTamakoshi, a transboundary river flowing from Tibet, China to Nepal has experienced several disastrous flash floods resulting in the loss of lives, infrastructures, settlements, lands, and other assets. Many households, populations, and public and private properties such as houses, land, roads, bridges, etc.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MODERN RUSSIA
Demographic drivers of population adaptation to global socio-economic challenges, 2023openaire +1 more source
Socio-Economic Vulnerability of Climate Change: A Geographical Study Of Rajasthan
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts may result from natural processes or human activities. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change. Rajasthan, a state that is located in north-western India, is known for its arid and desert landscapes. While climate changePragati Pandey, Prof. Monika Kannan
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