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The Impact of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster on Local Economic Activity: Evidence from the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Fischer, Sven - 2023

Iran using nighttime light intensity. We apply the synthetic control method (SCM) and nighttime light (NTL) data from 1992 … to 2020 for 31 provinces and 429 counties to study the impact of the 2003 Bam earthquake in the Iranian Kerman Province …. According to the results and statistical inference tests for the SCM, Bam County and four neighboring counties experienced a …

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The impact of a large-scale natural disaster on local economic activity : evidence from the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Fischer, Sven - 2023

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A location-allocation optimization model for post-earthquake emergency shelters using network-based multi-criteria decision-making

Eelagh, Moslem Dehnavi; Abbaspour, Rahim Ali - In: Decision analytics journal 10 (2024), pp. 1-12

It is imperative for residents to have access to safe facilities after an earthquake. This ensures the safety and well-being of individuals while minimizing the risks posed by aftershocks. This research has used multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) and network-based analysis to select and...

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A systems view of temporary housing projects in post-disaster reconstruction

Johnson, Cassidy; Lizarralde, Gonzalo; Davidson, Colin - In: Construction Management and Economics 24 (2006) 4, pp. 367-378

Natural cataclysms (earthquakes, hurricanes and so forth) become natural disasters when they coincide with vulnerabilities; unfortunately, informal settlements in developing countries are only too often highly vulnerable - a reality amply and unhappily confirmed by available statistics. In this...

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Maldives; Use of Fund Resources-Request for Emergency Assistanceâ€”Staff Report, Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldiv...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews the Maldivesâ€™s Use of IMF Resources and Request for Emergency Assistance. The authorities have requested a purchase of an amount equivalent to SDR 4.1 million (50 percent of quota) under the IMFâ€™s policy on emergency assistance related to natural disasters. The...

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Planning emergency shelter locations based on evacuation behavior

Chang, Hsueh-Sheng; Liao, Chin-Hsien - In: Natural Hazards 76 (2015) 3, pp. 1551-1571

This study investigates the challenges of emergency shelter location planning during disaster events. Previous research has been hindered by the inability to consider both the service capacity and the mobility of the road network and by the lack of a method for assigning evacuees to emergency...

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Connecting national ownership and local participation in aid recipient countries: The cases of Rwanda and Cambodia

Hasselskog, Malin; Ndizera, Vedaste; Öjendal, Joakim - 2023

This paper examines previously under-explored links between two aid-nurtured ideals. 'National ownership' and 'local participation' both aim to increase recipient influence and thereby address the inherent inequality of the aid relation. Questioning the common assumption of synergy, we analyse...