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Natech risk and management: an assessment of the state of the art
Steinberg, Laura; Sengul, Hatice; Cruz, Ana - In: Natural Hazards 46 (2008) 2, pp. 143-152
likelihood of simultaneous releases, emergency personnel being preoccupied with response to the natural disaster, mitigation … stricter design criteria, chemical process safeguards, community land use planning, disaster mitigation and response planning …
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Earthquake risk mitigation in Istanbul museums
Erdik, Mustafa; Durukal, Eser; Ertürk, Nevra; Sungay, … - In: Natural Hazards 53 (2010) 1, pp. 97-108
mitigation efforts taken by the museums in Turkey. It summarizes several projects that have been carried out over the past few …
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Seismic risk analysis of urban non-engineered buildings: application to an informal settlement in Mérida, Venezuela
Castillo, A.; López-Almansa, F.; Pujades, L. - In: Natural Hazards 59 (2011) 2, pp. 891-916
Seismic risk scenarios are obtained for an informal settlement in Mérida (Venezuela), which is representative of an important number of urban areas in earthquake-prone regions of the developing world. The vulnerability indices of the buildings range between 0.64 and 0.80 on a scale of 0 to 1....
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Effects of Volcanic Ash on Computers and Electronic Equipment
Gordon, K.; Cole, J.; Rosenberg, M.; Johnston, D. - In: Natural Hazards 34 (2005) 2, pp. 231-262
Computers and electronic equipment are an important component of the infrastructure of our modern environment. It is therefore essential that we know the effects of volcanic ash on such equipment. This paper presents the results of a pilot study to test computers and cooling fans in an...
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Characterization of site effects in Montreal, Canada
Rosset, P.; Chouinard, L. - In: Natural Hazards 48 (2009) 2, pp. 295-308
effective deployment of seismic instrumentation, land-use planning and seismic mitigation. Copyright Springer Science …
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Hazards Risk Assessment Methodology for Emergency Managers: A Standardized Framework for Application
Ferrier, Norman; Haque, C. - In: Natural Hazards 28 (2003) 2, pp. 271-290
forplanning and coordination of a community's mitigation, preparedness, response and recoveryefforts, are originated from a … communities, but also frequently lacka basic methodology for the assessment of risks. The effective planning of mitigation … priorities for both mitigation efforts and for the acquisition of response needs,within the availability of community resources …
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Landslide hazard and risk assessment and their application in risk management and landuse planning in eastern flank of Menoreh Mountains, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia
Hadmoko, Danang; Lavigne, Franck; Sartohadi, Junun; … - In: Natural Hazards 54 (2010) 3, pp. 623-642
mitigation. The objectives of this paper are to provide landslide hazard and risk assessment that will be useful for risk … order to improve the integrated landslide mitigation programme. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 …
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Potential impact of ash eruptions on dairy farms from a study of the effects on a farm in eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand; implications for hazard mitigation
Wilson, Thomas; Cole, James - In: Natural Hazards 43 (2007) 1, pp. 103-128
the condenser’s radiator occurred, dramatically reducing airflow through the condenser. Specific mitigation …
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An Analysis of the Recent Severe Storm Surge Disaster Events in China
Kentang, Le - In: Natural Hazards 21 (2000) 2, pp. 215-223
The economic loss caused by the storm surgedisasters is much higher than that caused by anyother marine disaster in China, the loss from the severestorm surge disaster being the highest. Statistics showthat there were 62 typhoon landings over the east-southeastcoast of China since 1990, three of...
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First-Aid Transportation by Hovercraft in a Disaster
Kubo, Syozo; Akimoto, Hiromichi; Moriwake, Takumi - In: Natural Hazards 29 (2003) 3, pp. 553-566
Transportation is one of the most important and urgent tasks in a disaster, e.g., earthquake or flood. Trains, trucks and cars are very restricted by destruction of rail and road, bridges and buildings fall down, flood waters and thick mud, landslides, cracks, level differences, severe traffic...
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