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In 2011, Thailand experienced its worst flood ever. Using repeated waves of the Thai Household Survey, we analyse the … flood’s economic impacts. In 2012, households answered a set of questions on the extent of flooding they experienced. We use … this self-identified flood exposure, and external exposure indicators from satellite images, to identify both directly …
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This paper estimates the direct and indirect socio-economic impacts of the 2000 flood that took place in the Po river … study is of great interest to those who are interested in estimating the economic impact of flood events. It can also assist … specifically, to help them understand how to reduce social vulnerability to flood events. …
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current 100-year storm, we analyze permanently inundated lands and temporary flood zones. In Beira, our analysis finds that a …
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The unplanned settlement Ebo Town is flooded almost every year with polluted water from uphill Kanifing Municipality because of a lack of infrastructure for sanitation and drainage. When droughts occurred in the 1970s, destitute people started to move to the peripheral swamp of Tambi Wetland...
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Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … levels must be complemented by action at the community level. Measuring community disaster resilience can help lead to novel … and systemic investments that build community resilience. Our analysis of community flood resilience data finds …
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This study examines Thailand's responses to the December 2004 tsunami and evaluates its reconstruction effort two years … after the disaster, supplementing publicly available data with information from a field survey. Though the immediate … response to the disaster can be considered a success, and much progress has been made with reconstruction, poor coordination …
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. Based on the experience of Thailand's flooding in 2011, this study examines the extent to which the supply chain disruptions …
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Ist Südostasien anders? Dieser Frage geht Rainer Schweickert in der Kieler Studie 306 nach. Seine Analyse der Leistungsbilanzen, ihrer Teilkomponenten und ihrer Determinanten seit Anfang der 70er Jahre sowie der krisenhaften Entwicklungen in den 90er Jahren weist nach, dass diese Vermutung in...
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This piece synthesizes the development strategies of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and draws some relevant …
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