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Évaluation de la vulnérabilité côtière face aux pollutions par hydrocarbures : application à l’île de Noirmoutier

open access: yesTerritoire en Mouvement, 2007
Much coastal and marine pollution by oil spills have been registered for the last thirty years. Literature review shows many studies which goal is to assess and to map such coastal events. Coastal vulnerability assessment is a necessity to anticipate oil
Paul Fattal, Marc Robin, Patrick Pottier
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Machine Learning and Geospatial Data for Mapping Socioeconomic Vulnerability to Urban Natural Hazard

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Rapid urbanization and climate change are increasing the risks associated with natural hazards, especially in cities where socio-economic disparities are significant.
Esaie Dufitimana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of Coastal Vulnerability Indices with Reference to Physical Characteristics of the Croatian Coast of Istria

open access: yesHydrology, 2023
Coastal areas are dynamic and complex systems exposed to waves, high tides, and storm surges. Often, these areas are densely populated and have essential socio-economic values for the region and country.
Zaviša Šimac   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life Satisfaction and Socio-Economic Vulnerability: Evidence from the Basic Income Experiment in Barcelona [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This work focuses on the implications of introducing a variation of a Basic Income for individuals in grim socio-economic conditions in Barcelona (Spain).
Sekulova, Filka   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Quantitative multi-factor characterization of eco-environmental vulnerability in the Mount Elgon ecosystem

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing, 2021
The Mount Elgon ecosystem (MEE), an important hydrological and socio-economic area in East Africa, has exhibited significant landscape changes. These are driven by both natural factors and human activities.
Dan Wanyama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A multi-factor approach to understanding socio-economic segregation in European capital cities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The research leading to the results presented in this chapter has received funding from the Estonian Research Council (Institutional Research Grant IUT no.
Musterd, Sako   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change: a case study from Hakwatuna-Oya irrigation scheme in Sri Lanka

open access: yesTropical Agricultural Research, 2017
A system is said to be vulnerable when it is unable to cope with the adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability. Vulnerability is widely used in development and adaptation contexts.
D. M. N. Diyawadana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automated Extraction of Multicomponent Alloy Data Using Large Language Models for Sustainable Design

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A large language model (LLM) based pipeline is developed to automatically extract a comprehensive and accurate multicomponent alloy database from literature corpus. The extracted dataset is integrated with sustainability indicators to identify potential alloys that outperform existing industrial benchmark materials in terms of both performance and ...
Aravindan Kamatchi Sundaram   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling community vulnerability to fires using socio-economic indexes [PDF]

open access: yesWIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) 2001 Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) showed strong relationships with fire-related deaths (Australia) and injuries (South Australia), being good predictors of community vulnerability to fire. The SEIFA 2001 Index of Economic Resources showed the best discrimination of vulnerability, with the fire ...
M. P. Dawson, S. A. Morris
openaire   +1 more source

ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY: BALANCING INVESTMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) promotes the development and economic welfare in ASEAN nation. Indonesia, on the other side, accept it as a big chance of investment. Through investment, the government hopes to achieve economic development.
Rumpia, James Reinaldo
core   +1 more source

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