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Linking indegenious knowledge of the community with modern techniques to mesure, analyse and reduce disaster … local wisdom, knowledge along with modern tools and techniques can give rid from disaster worst situation and can reduce …
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. Trade with Vietnam was likely the main reason for short-term price fluctuations, while trade with Thailand affects medium … inflation. There is, however a possibility that major supply shocks may be regional, which could affect Laos, Thailand, and …
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Disaster risk is a major concern in a developing country like India as people living in disaster prone regions of the … various risks faced by households living in disaster prone regions of rural India and specifically examine the effectiveness … eastern Uttar Pradesh, India) is highly susceptible to floods with a major flood occurring every ten years and smaller ones …
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We explore behavior and test theory regarding the determinants of flood insurance coverage in the coastal zone using … insurance cost, risk factors, community characteristics, and household attributes on flood insurance purchase for residential … price and hold greater flood insurance coverage (controlling for value of asset at risk). We find support for rational …
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This paper uses cross-country data from 1965 to 2008 to examine how ethnic heterogeneity affects the probability of technological disasters. Estimation results showed that ethnic heterogeneity increased the probability of technological disasters.
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The Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, triggered the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. This study estimates the economic damage caused by the radioactive contamination from the plant using a hedonic approach. Our estimation results show that an increase of 1...
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The article analyzes the basic definitions of emergencies, disasters, elements and technological accidents. It gives the characteristics of the main consequences of disasters and offers an algorithm for the economic evaluation of these effects.
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monsoon flood, 2010. This assessment helps to recognize the vulnerability of local people of coastal communities for planning … also ignores these areas in the provision of educational facilities. Considering the disaster vulnerability of coastal … frequent disasters. Depending on the disaster vulnerability of the target area, disaster management arrangement had analyzed …
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corporations in Thailand with an attempt to seek for factors in which influence the level of learning in individuals in both …
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand have not recouped their losses from the 1997 Asian Crisis …
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