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Rural organizational impacts, mitigation strategies, and resilience to the 2010 Darfield earthquake, New Zealand
Whitman, Z.; Wilson, T.; Seville, E.; Vargo, J.; … - In: Natural Hazards 69 (2013) 3, pp. 1849-1875
The September 4, 2010, M<Subscript>w</Subscript> 7.1 “Darfield” earthquake and the associated aftershock sequence …, liquefaction or surface rupture, the event represented a unique opportunity to study the impacts of a major earthquake and …-farming organizations are impacted and respond to an earthquake in ways that are fundamentally distinct. Copyright Springer Science …
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Predicting community earthquake preparedness: a cross-cultural comparison of Japan and New Zealand
Paton, Douglas; Bajek, Robert; Okada, Norio; McIvor, David - In: Natural Hazards 54 (2010) 3, pp. 765-781
This paper reports on a study investigating cross-cultural equivalence in predictors of earthquake preparedness. Data … differences provided an opportunity to assess the degree of cross-cultural equivalence in predictors of earthquake preparedness … interact to predict the degree to which people adopt earthquake preparedness measures. Differences between the data sets are …
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The great Earthquake of 1923 in Japan : Compiled by the Bureau of Social Affairs, Home Office, Japan
Fujisawa, Morihiko (contributor) - 1926
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Planning for earthquakes : risk, politics, and policy
Berke, Philip R.; Beatley, Timothy - 1992
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Nothing, nobody : The voices of the Mexico City earthquake
Poniatowska, Elena - 1995
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Disaster and society : the 1985 Mexican earthquakes
Cruz, José da - 1993
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The role of disaster relief for long term development in LDCs : with special reference to Guatemala after the 1976 earthquake
Abril-Ojeda, Galo - 1982
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Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management 2014–2020
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2014–2020 seeks to strengthen disaster resilience in the …, investing in disaster resilience, and engaging stakeholders. …
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Kurz zum Klima: Naturkatastrophen und Versicherungen – Wachstum und Wandel
Send, Jonas - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 68 (2015) 03, pp. 41-44
In den vergangenen Jahrzehnten konnte weltweit ein drastischer Anstieg der Anzahl von Naturkatastrophen und der von diesen verursachten wirtschaftlichen Schäden beobachtet werden. Die größten Verursacher sind mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit die demographische Entwicklung und die gleichzeitige...
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Estimation of aseismic crustal-strain using radon precursors of the 2003 M 6.8, 2006 M 6.1, and 2008 M 5.0 earthquakes in eastern Taiwan
Kuo, T.; Lin, C.; Chang, G.; Fan, K.; Cheng, W.; Lewis, C. - In: Natural Hazards 53 (2010) 2, pp. 219-228
Aseismic crustal-strain signals prior to the 2003 Mw 6.8 Chengkung, 2006 Mw 6.1 Taitung, and 2008 Mw 5.0 Antung earthquakes with epicenters located 20, 55 and 11 km, respectively, from the Antung radon-monitoring station have been calculated using the radon anomalies recorded. Specifically,...
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