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geotechnical issues and recommended risk mitigation and management measures. The investigation, design, and construction of dams …
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to the developments of Argumentation Theory (AT). Understand that economic agents react according to the information they …
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This paper studies the evolution of effective pre-play communication in game where a single communication round precedes a simultaneous-move, complete-information game.
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The relationship between risk in the environment, risk aversion and inequality aversion is not well understood … with varying degrees of risk (“endowment risk”) influence individual behavior. We derive theoretical predictions for these … games using utility functions that capture additively separable constant relative risk aversion and inequity aversion. We …
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. Disaster risk management policies are designed to maximize results, taking local conditions - including gender dynamics - as … gender dynamics of disaster risk and resilience also allows for better policy and program design, which benefits all …
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The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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This Technical Note contains a level of technical detail that non-specialists can use for guidance in addressing the hydrological aspects of dam projects early in the project preparation. It is intended to raise awareness and inform specific studies and investigations, as appropriate, during...
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