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A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts [PDF]
Natural Hazards, 2012 Worldwide, there is a need to enhance our understanding of vulnerability and to develop methodologies and tools to assess vulnerability. One of the most important goals of assessing coastal flood vulnerability, in particular, is to create a readily ...
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 Silt liquefaction can occur due to the rapid cyclic loading of sediments. This can result in the loss of the bearing capacity of the underlying sediments and damage to the foundations and infrastructure.
Qingsheng Meng +4 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Anatomical characteristics play a pivotal role in understanding the evolutionary relationship among various plant taxa and identifying species of pharmacological importance.
Shakti Nath Tripathi +6 more
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Building a COVID-19 vulnerability index
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence, 2020 COVID-19 is an acute respiratory disease that has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Characterization of this disease is still in its early stages. However, it is known to have high mortality rates, particularly among individuals with preexisting medical conditions.
DeCaprio, Dave +6 more
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Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Historical Masonry Buildings in Croatian Coastal Area
Applied Sciences, 2021 (1) Background: The protection of built heritage in historic cities located in seismically active areas is of great importance for the safety of inhabitants.
Željana Nikolić +3 more
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Potential Seismic Damage Assessment of Residential Buildings in Imzouren City (Northern Morocco)
Buildings, 2018 The main purpose of this study is to assess seismic risk and present earthquake loss scenarios for the city of Imzouren, in northern Morocco. An empirical approach was chosen to assess the seismic vulnerability of the existing buildings, using the ...
Seif-eddine Cherif +3 more
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Six-proposition manifesto for small Island territories [PDF]
, 2000 Conventional wisdom suggests that small, often island, states are more likely than larger nations to be hard hit by the effects of national disasters, of fluctuations in the global economy, and the political aspirations of world powers.
Baldacchino, Godfrey
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Costa Rican wetlands vulnerability index
Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 2022 Costa Rica comprises approximately 6% of the world’s biodiversity. Among these lush ecosystems, wetlands are represented in mangrove forests near the sea, along river lowlands, sedimentary and volcanic mountains, and highland páramo landscapes. In 2018, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), through the National System of Conservation Areas ...
Néstor Veas-Ayala +2 more
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A Vulnerability Analysis of Coral Reefs in Coastal Ecotourism Areas for Conservation Management
Diversity, 2019 Coral reef ecosystems provide many ecological, economic, and social benefits. Despite their numerous functions, coral reefs are in a vulnerable state due to the effects of human activities.
Harsuko Riniwati +2 more
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A spatially explicit and quantitative vulnerability assessment of ecosystem service change in Europe [PDF]
, 2008 Environmental change alters ecosystem functioning and may put the provision of services to human at risk. This paper presents a spatially explicit and quantitative assessment of the corresponding vulnerability for Europe, using a new framework designed ...
Cramer, W. +3 more
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