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Climate-related disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Thomas, Vinod; Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Perez, Rosa T. - 2013
Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater …. In a regression analysis within a model of disaster risk determination, the most significant association is between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781147
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Quality infrastructure and natural disaster resiliency
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Yoshino, Naoyuki; Mortha, Aline - 2019
of quality infrastructure, development indicators and corruption on damages caused by a natural disaster using a panel … model, the study quantified the role of quality infrastructure in disaster impact mitigation. The empirical results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012062608
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Natural Disasters vs. Socio-Economic-Political Disasters
Ruiz Estrada, Mario Arturo - 2018
This paper attempts to compare the magnitudes of destruction between natural disasters and socio-economic-political disasters anywhere and anytime. Therefore, our research is using a multi-disciplinary approach that includes history, politics, sociology, and economics simultaneously (Ruiz...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014112161
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Nepal Earthquake Post Disaster Needs Aassessment
World Bank Group - 2015
The post disaster needs assessment (PDNA) assesses the impact of the April 25, 2015 earthquake in Nepal and defines a … of infrastructure, increased or new demands (operational costs) due to the disaster, lost revenues, higher expenditures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564757
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Hydro-meteorological Disasters Associated with Tsunamis and Earthquakes
Sagara, Junko - 2013
(GEJE), disaster-prevention structures such as coastal and river dikes were quickly rehabilitated. A phased process of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560242
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The 1960 tsunami in Hawaii : long-term consequences of a coastal disaster
Lynham, John; Noy, Ilan; Page, Jonathan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 94 (2017), pp. 106-118
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Electoral politics of disaster : how earthquake and pandemic relief was used to earn votes
Imami, Drini; Pojani, Dorina; Merkaj, Elvina - In: Cambridge journal of regions, economy and society 16 (2023) 1, pp. 93-104
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Disaster Risk
Boccard, Nicolas - 2020
The United Nations Sendai (2015) framework aims to reduce disaster risk. We offer a careful definition and computation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012852956
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Short-, medium-, and long-term growth impacts of catastrophic and non-catastrophic natural disasters
Onuma, Hiroki; Shin, Kong Joo; Managi, Shunsuke - In: Economics of disasters and climate change 5 (2021) 1, pp. 53-70
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