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Hydrology, 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
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Territoire 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
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GIScience & 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
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Socio-economic and Agricultural Vulnerability Across Districts of Karnataka [PDF]
, 2016 Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being.
Raju, K V, Deshpande, R S, Satyasiba, B
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-InformationRapid 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
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Tropical 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
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Trajectories of social vulnerability during the Soufrière Hills volcanic crisis [PDF]
, 2015 When some active volcanoes enter into an eruptive phase, they generate a succession of hazard events manifested over a multi-year period of time. Under such conditions of prolonged risk, understanding what makes a population vulnerable to volcanic ...
Few, Roger, Hicks, Anna
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Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio‐economic development [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose – Disasters provide physical, social, economic, political and environmental development windows of opportunity particularly through housing and infrastructure reconstruction.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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Modelling community vulnerability to fires using socio-economic indexes [PDF]
WIT 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
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Is Market-Oriented Reform Producing a “Two-Track” Europe? Evidence from Electricity and Telecommunications [PDF]
, 2011 The European Commission has formally recognised that adequate provision of basic household services, including energy, communications, water and transport, is key to ensuring equity, social cohesion and solidarity.
Clifton, Judith +3 more
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