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Reduction of disaster vulnerability through Indigenous knowledge

Pathan, Pervez.A; Khan, A. Razzaq; Razzaq, S; Jariko, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Linking indegenious knowledge of the community with modern techniques to mesure, analyse and reduce disaster vulnerability is one way of engaging and moblising community capacity. This paper discuses he use of the local/ indegenious knowledge into disater management. It suggest a way to moblise...

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Capacity of local communities in pre and post disasters situation in coastal area of Pakistan

Abdul Razzaq, Khan; Dr. Pervez Ahmed, Pathan; Dr. … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

The present study attempted to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas of Pakistan that cashed in one's chips in the monsoon flood, 2010. This assessment helps to recognize the vulnerability of local people of coastal communities for planning better developmental work. The study conducted...

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Conceptualizing Local Knowledge and Disaster Management

Khan, Abdul Razzaq; Khan, Abuturab; Razzaq, Sadia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This article deals with review of conceptualization of local knowledge and highlights terms related disaster management. The purpose is to relate local knowledge in disaster management as an important factor, because rural communities mostly trust on their own wisdom, i.e. Local knowledge. This...

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Conceptualizing Local Knowledge and Disaster Management

Abdul Razzaq, Khan; Khan, Abuturab; Razzaq, Sadia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

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Acquis implications on the companies and insurance institutions from the Central and Eastern European countries

Mitu, Narcis Eduard; Giurca-Vasilescu, Laura - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The European integration process becomes more and more a reality for the Central and Eastern European countries. Thus, on the 1st of May 2004, ten other States became members of the EU, eight of them being from the Central and Eastern Europe. At 1 January 2007, now we know certainly, the...

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Problems of market adjustments to occupational safety and health hazards

Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1978

This paper analyses problems of labor market adjustments to occupational safety and health (OSH) hazards. It also … presents analytical models for the eventual measurement and empirical analyses of factors effecting the level of OSH hazards in … market: wage differentials that compensate for OSH hazards ; some characteristics of market allocations of wages and safety …

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I nuovi tunnel ferroviari del Frejus e del Gottardo: un confronto politico-istituzionale

Marletto, Gerardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Projects of the two new railway transalpine tunnel of Frejus and Gothard have similar technical characteristics: an identical length (57 km), a similar cost (10 billion Euros) and the existence of a highway along the same Alpine corridor. But, whilst the new Gothard is now under construction and...

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Consequences of Public Programs and Private Transfers on Household’s Investment in Storm Protection

Mahmud, Sakib; Hassan, Gazi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Due to rising incidences of natural calamities, governments are lacking capacity to properly protect households living in areas which are prone to disasters like cyclones and associated storm surges. To protect the property damages of the disaster victims, private storm protection activities...

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Trends and Patterns of Energy Consumption in India

Sahu, Santosh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Energy has been universally recognized as one of the most important inputs for economic growth and human development. There is a strong two-way relationship between economic development and energy consumption. On one hand, growth of an economy, with its global competitiveness, hinges on the...

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Renewable Energy Sources in Romania: A Statistical Approach

Caragea, Nicoleta; Alexandru, Ciprian Antoniade - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Biodiversity is in decline globally and major ecosystems are placed under increasing pressure. Global poverty persists; the Millennium Development Goals would need major efforts to be achieved. This paper will explore the perspective for a new energy sector economy in relation to climate change...

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