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A framework for robustness analysis of road networks for short term variations in supply
Snelder, M.; van Zuylen, H.J.; Immers, L.H. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 5, pp. 828-842
discuss issues that are related to road network robustness and vulnerability which goes beyond the disconnected definitions … questions need to be addressed: How is robustness defined? Against which disturbances should the network be made robust? Which … factors determine the robustness of a road network? What is the relationship between robustness, travel times and travel time …
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Road network vulnerability analysis of area-covering disruptions: A grid-based approach with case study
Jenelius, Erik; Mattsson, Lars-Göran - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 5, pp. 746-760
We present an approach to systematically analysing the vulnerability of road networks under disruptions covering …. As a result, the vulnerability to spatially spread events shows a markedly different geographical distribution. These …
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Property rights, collective Action, and poverty: The role of institutions for poverty reduction
Gregorio, Monica Di; Hagedorn, Konrad; Kirk, Michael; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
the paper examines the initial conditions of poverty, highlighting the role of assets, risks and vulnerability, legal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101405
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Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction: A review of methods and approaches
Mwangi, Esther; Markelova, Helen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"While much attention has been given to examining various aspects of poverty, a number of studies have shown that institutional environment in which the poor exist conditions welfare outcomes, thus highlighting the inherently crucial importance of institutions for poverty reduction. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101408
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Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia
Dercon, Stefan; Hoddinott, John; Krishnan, Pramila; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Collective action can help individuals, groups, and communities achieve common goals, thus contributing to poverty reduction. Drawing on longitudinal household and qualitative community data, the authors examine the impact of shocks on household living standards, study the correlates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105953
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La réforme du Medef : chronique des difficultés de l'action collective patronale
Woll, Cornelia - Sciences économiques, Sciences Po - 2006
Depuis sa réforme en 1998, le Mouvement des entreprises de France (Medef) apparaît comme une association puissante et … unifiée. En étudiant l’action collective patronale en France, cet article met en doute cette impression. Contrairement aux …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212264
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The determinants of local collective action on erosive runoff. An analysis of farmers' geographical proximities in Upper Normandy, France
Joannon, Alexandre; Torre, Andre; Souchere, Veronique; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 3, pp. 302-320
Runoff disregards territorial boundaries, affects farmers as well as other users of space, and necessitates collective action if it is to be combatted. In this article, based on the case of Upper-Normandy, we show that geographical proximity can play a determining role in the struggle against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563849
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State intervention in wine markets and collective action in France and Spain during the early twentieth century
Planas, Jordi - Asociación Española de Historia Económica - AEHE - 2015
called for state intervention. In the major wine producing countries such as France and Spain, large winegrowers … the consumption of unadulterated wine. However, while winegrowers in France were highly successful in obtaining government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011124234
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The determinants of local collective action on erosive runoff. An analysis of farmers' geographical proximities in Upper Normandy, France
Joannon, Alexandre; Torre, Andre; Souchere, Veronique; … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 7 (2004) 3, pp. 302-320
Runoff disregards territorial boundaries, affects farmers as well as other users of space, and necessitates collective action if it is to be combatted. In this article, based on the case of Upper-Normandy, we show that geographical proximity can play a determining role in the struggle against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005553155
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Flood Forecasting and Flood Warning in the Firth of Clyde, UK
Kaya, Yusuf; Stewart, Michael; Becker, Marc - In: Natural Hazards 36 (2005) 1, pp. 257-271
Coastal flooding has caused significant damage to a number of communities around the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland, UK. The Firth of Clyde is an enclosed embayment affected by storm surge generated in the Northern Atlantic and propagated through the Irish Channel. In recent years, the...
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