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The adverse impacts of disasters in-name-only

Baiocchetti, Giovanni; Castaldo, Cecilia; Noy, Ilan; … - 2025

Disasters caused by natural hazards, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, have many adverse consequences associated with the physical damage they cause. Here, we show that the very name given to a disaster can also lead to adverse consequences. We argue that the name used for a disaster is...

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Community-based public health: an Online Decision Support Systems : for Logan city, Australia

Gudes, Ori; Kendall, Elizabeth; Yigitcanlar, Tan; … - 2009

Introduction Among the many requirements of establishing community health, a healthy urban environment stands out as significant one. A healthy urban environment constantly changes and improves community well-being and expands community resources. The promotion efforts for such an environment,...

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Harnessing ICT-based tool for improving the collaborative health planning debate : the case of Logan-Beaudesert, Australia

Gudes, Ori; Kendall, Elizabeth; Yigitcanlar, Tan; … - 2010

information communication technology (ICT) tools including geographic information systems (GIS) that provide the mechanisms to … that has been adopted to develop an online GIS-based DSS for health planners. The literature states that the overall aim of … minimizing judgmental biases. For this reason, the paper examines the effectiveness and impact of an innovative online GIS …

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Identifying rural disadvantage using a multiday travel diary

Kamruzzaman, Md.; Hine, Julian - 2010

relative performance in terms of these different indices and identify the nature of transport disadvantage. GIS was used to …

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Location allocation of biorefineries for a switchgrass-based bioethanol supply chain using energy consumption and emissions

Esmaeili, Seyed Ali Haji; Sobhani, Ahmad; Ebrahimi, Sajad; … - In: Logistics 7 (2023) 1, pp. 1-22

Information Systems (GIS) analysis. In the second stage, the profit of the corresponding switchgrass-based bioethanol supply chain …

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The role of aid on peace consolidation in postwar Sri Lanka

Sritharan, Narayani - 2022

patterns and potential biases. The paper uses GIS geocoding, mapping, spatial analysis, and econometric analysis to understand …

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Public charging locations for battery electric trucks: A GIS-based statistical analysis using real-world truck stop data for Germany

Auer, Judith; Link, Steffen; Plötz, Patrick - 2023

possible public charging station locations for BETs via multi-criteria analyses using Geographical Information Systems (GIS … several GIS data sources to enhance the data and verify the presence of distinct truck-relevant features. Features may …

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Assessment and modelling of urban road networks using Integrated Graph of Natural Road Network (a GIS-based approach)

Ahmadzai, Farhad; Rao, K. M. Lakshmana; Ulfat, Shahzada - In: Journal of Urban Management 8 (2019) 1, pp. 109-125

far as all the aspects are concerned. For this study, a GIS-based method has been established. The method contains three …

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The package redelivery problem, convenience store solution, and the delivery desert: Case study in Aoba Ward, Yokohama

Nakayama, Shun; Yan, Wanglin - In: Journal of Urban Management 8 (2019) 3, pp. 355-363

The redelivery problem occurs when a delivery service cannot deliver an item to the recipient on the first attempt, requiring one or more additional attempts. There are impacts on profit, efficiency, convenience, traffic, and the environment. In recent years, the redelivery problem in Japan has...

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A GIS-based approach to evaluating environmental influences on active and public transport accessibility of university students

Zannat, Khatun E.; Adnan, Mohammed Sarfaraz Gani; … - In: Journal of Urban Management 9 (2020) 3, pp. 331-346

the environment, however, is poorly understood. This study presents a GIS-based model to determine association of various … university students. A GIS-based ensemble of Frequency Ratio (FR) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model was …

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