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Vulnerability assessment of an urban flood in Nigeria: Abeokuta flood 2007
Adelekan, Ibidun - In: Natural Hazards 56 (2011) 1, pp. 215-231
The paper presents the result of a vulnerability assessment of urban dwellers to a major flood hazard in Abeokuta …. Flood vulnerability was assessed by examining exposure, susceptibility, and coping indicators in the study area. Findings of …
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Floods in the IPCC TAR Perspective
Kundzewicz, Z.; Schellnhuber, H.-J. - In: Natural Hazards 31 (2004) 1, pp. 111-128
and vulnerability can be linked to climate variability and change. Links between climate change and floods have found …
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An overview of the vulnerability of Venice to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise
Ramieri, Emiliano - 2000
vulnerable than others. In this perspective the assessment of a system's vulnerability must be performed at a regional or local … Venice lagoon's vulnerability to climate change and sea level rise, with the conclusion that in spite of an elevated … fragility of the system, a detailed vulnerability assessment has not yet been performed. The paper also attempts to identify …
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Tourists' representations of coastal managed realignment as a climate change adaptation strategy
Schliephack, Johanna; Dickinson, Janet E. - In: Tourism management : research, policies, practice 59 (2017), pp. 182-192
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Using virtual environments to improve the realism of choice experiments : a case study about coastal erosion management
Matthews, Yvonne; Scarpa, Riccardo; Marsh, Dan - In: Journal of environmental economics and management : … 81 (2017), pp. 193-208
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Coastal armoring and sinking property values : the case of seawalls in California
Brucal, Arlan; Lynham, John - In: Environmental economics and policy studies : the … 23 (2021) 1, pp. 55-77
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Error determination in the photogrammetric assessment of shoreline changes
Río, Laura; Gracia, F. - In: Natural Hazards 65 (2013) 3, pp. 2385-2397
The evaluation of error or uncertainty in shoreline change studies is an issue of prime importance for providing an adequate framework for calculated rates of change and to allow the establishment of threshold values above which the rates would be significant. In this note, a practical,...
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Interaction of monsoonal wave, current and tide near Gopalpur, east coast of India, and their impact on beach profile: a case study
Mishra, P.; Patra, S.; Murthy, M. Ramana; Mohanty, P.; … - In: Natural Hazards 59 (2011) 2, pp. 1145-1159
A 97-day-long record on waves and currents was obtained using wave rider buoy and current meter moored at 2.5 km off Gopalpur from 19 May to 23 August 2008 representing southwest monsoon months. A Valeport tide gauge was used to record water level at Gopalpur port. Simultaneously, beach...
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Simultaneous meteorological tsunamis and storm surges at Buenos Aires coast, southeastern South America
Dragani, Walter; Enrique D’Onofrio; Oreiro, Fernando; … - In: Natural Hazards 74 (2014) 1, pp. 269-280
Meteorological tsunamis are frequently observed in different tide stations at the southeastern coast of South America. They are associated with the occurrence of atmospheric gravity waves during the passages of cold fronts over the Buenos Aires Province continental shelf. On the other hand,...
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Flood and Typhoon Disasters in Viet Nam in the Half Century Since 1950
Imamura, Fumihiko; To, Dang Van - In: Natural Hazards 15 (1997) 1, pp. 71-87
Disasters in Viet Nam are discussed by compiling recent data on the geophysical and social environments, the frequency of disasters, and the values of human and financial losses in 1953–1991. Examinations of yearly frequency and damages caused by typhoons indicate a relatively increasing value...
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