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Extracting building stock information from optical satellite imagery for mapping earthquake exposure and its vulnerability

Ehrlich, D.; Kemper, T.; Blaes, X.; Soille, P. - In: Natural Hazards 68 (2013) 1, pp. 79-95

The paper focuses on automatic extraction of building stock information for quantifying physical exposure and its …

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Optical satellite imagery for quantifying spatio-temporal dimension of physical exposure in disaster risk assessments

Ehrlich, Daniele; Tenerelli, Patrizia - In: Natural Hazards 68 (2013) 3, pp. 1271-1289

used to quantify physical exposure, one of the variables required in disaster risk assessments. The paper also reviews … urban land use maps and urban classes in land cover maps as potential source for deriving exposure information. The paper …, the spatial unit used to define physical exposure, image processing procedures and change techniques. Copyright Eurotom …

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How effective are green innovations as a remedy for mineral resource scarcity in the European region?

Le Thanh Ha - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 10 (2024) 2, pp. 1-13

The relationship between environmental externalities and green innovation is being increasingly explored in the literature but there is no paper exploring the nexus between green innovation (GI) and sustainable development. This article sheds light on the connection between GI and mineral rents...

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A wind map of Bangladesh

Khan, M.J.; Iqbal, M.T.; Mahboob, S. - In: Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 5, pp. 643-660

Utilization of wind energy in Bangladesh has been slow mainly due to lack of quality wind data. Recent measurements in some places have shown significant wind energy potentials in Bangladesh. In this paper, a wind map is presented which incorporates several microscale features, such as terrain...

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Analysis of the global tsunami data for vulnerability and risk assessment

Nirupama, N. - In: Natural Hazards 48 (2009) 1, pp. 11-16

For the assessment of tsunami risk and vulnerability, one has to make use of past tsunami observations. The most comprehensive tsunami databases for the world have been prepared by the National Geophysical Data Center of USA which are listed on their website for all the four oceans as well as...

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Global Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Using the Global Trade Analysis Project Framework

Hertel, Thomas - In: Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

This chapter provides an overview of the first two decades of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) – an effort to support a standardized database and computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling platform for international economic analysis. It characterizes GTAP in four different...

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