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During 1995-2006, the Eastern Apuseni Mountains was affected by floods which generate damages almost every year … period 1995-2006. Counting the direct damages generated by the floods in the region during the above mentioned period, the … the most susceptible to the unfavorable action of the floods (72.1% of the damages overall). …
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(New Zealand) earthquakes and the Greater Bangkok (Thailand) floods of 2011. This new measure, which is similar to the …
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This paper establishes and applies a coherent and concise empirical framework for evaluating damage costs for commercial and residential properties during flooding in England by incorporating a novel methodology i.e. Flood Cost Assessment Tool. This research also analyses whether these damage...
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Climate extreme events are constantly increasing. What is the effect of these potentially catastrophic events on insurance demand in Italy, with particular reference to the economic activities? Extreme precipitation events over most of the midlatitude land masses and over wet tropical regions...
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The recent floods in Pakistan have had a devastating effect on the Pakistani population. The Office for the … the stakeholders. In the immediate aftermath of the floods, a provision of compensation based on loss of livelihoods might … lessons learned from the relief and rehabilitation response to the 2010 floods should be incorporated in contingency plans for …
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, through their impact on the intensity and frequency of floods. Population exposure affects the number of deaths both directly … smaller floods. In developing countries it also reduces the count of floods. …
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We analyze the economic impacts of floods using new data on 3,184 large flood events in 118 countries between 1985 and …
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P roponents of large dams, hoping to capitalize on concern for climate change, are promoting a major expansion of large dams in developing countries. Yet large dams are highly vulnerable to climate change, which is changing rivers in ways we cannot predict. At the same time, healthy rivers are...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the unseen negative effects of the post-Katrina government policies dealing with housing in New Orleans. Design/methodology/approach – Since Hurricane Katrina, the government, along with private for profit and not-for-profit...
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