Search Results - subject:"Man-made Hazards"

National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan: Role of Pakistan Army in Disaster Management

RAZA, Ali; HAQ, Sirajul - In: Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences 2 (2015) 1, pp. 11-17

Pakistan army as a institution has been playing various role in the development of the country. The history shows that army has played a very significant role in coping up the emergencies facing the nation. Government often turn to military, when there is a natural or man induced disaster in...

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A mixed logit approach to study preferences for safety on Alpine roads

Rheinberger, Christoph - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et … - 2011

This paper presents a mixed logit approach to the valuation of reductions in mortality risk on Alpine roads. In addition to common road accidents, users of these roads face risks from natural hazards such as avalanches and rockfalls. Moreover, the individual risk of road users varies with the...

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Exposure of main critical facilities to natural and man-made hazards in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Novelo-Casanova, D.; Suárez, G. - In: Natural Hazards 61 (2012) 3, pp. 1277-1292

The level of exposure to the impact of natural and man-made hazards of the main critical facilities at Grand Cayman (GC … coastal roads are moderately exposed to natural and man-made hazards. The most exposed sections are four short segments of the … to relocate these facilities would help to reduce their level of exposure to both natural and man-made hazards. Copyright …

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A Mixed Logit Approach to Study Preferences for Safety on Alpine Roads

Rheinberger, Christoph - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 49 (2011) 1, pp. 121-146

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Natural and man-made hazards in the Cayman Islands

Novelo-Casanova, D.; Suárez, Gerardo - In: Natural Hazards 55 (2010) 2, pp. 441-466

In this work, we analyze the various natural and man-made hazards that may affect the Cayman Islands and determine the … and man-made hazards that may potentially affect the islands are identified and ranked. The more important natural hazard … Cayman are the most significant man-made hazards. The results of the hazard evaluation indicate that there are four areas in …

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Schätzung des Risikos der Bevölkerung durch Terroranschläge als Ergänzung für sicherheitsökonomische Betrachtungen

Borst, Dietmar; Werner, Ute - In: Ökonomie der Sicherheit, (pp. 101-118). 2009

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