The natural and subsequent human disasters of March 11, 2011 in Japan have brought into focus more than ever the importance of resilience and risk mitigation in the construction of energy infrastructure. This article introduces some of the critical issues and discusses the implications of energy...

This paper presents a simulation model for pedestrian collective behavior. It is supposed that the pedestrians make individual decisions during movement according to their wishes and interaction with other pedestrians. The follow effect, deterrent effect and rejection effect are put forth as...

Renewable energy systems are often criticized because of their intermittency and need for substantial amount of backup in terms of other energy sources or storage. The present paper proposes a method to estimate the required amount of storage backup for a mostly solar and wind system that uses...

Global warming is likely to profoundly influence future weather patterns, and one consequence of this is the likelihood of an increase in tropical cyclone intensity. The present paper presents a cost-benefit analysis of introducing significant amounts of green energy in the electricity system in...

We investigate whether the use of component forecasts improves the accuracy of a portfolio forecast which uses only aggregate data. The results show that the use of component data improves the accuracy of aggregate forecasts. Furthermore, the long–short trading strategy based on the component...

Despite a reputation for secrecy, the Chinese government recently adopted a policy of publishing official financial information. The policy applies to all levels of government in China. The information released is being amplified by the media, particularly the internet-based social media, and...

The dominant development strategy chosen by political elites of late industrializing world after WW II was import-substituting industrialization (ISI) strategy, which aimed at catching up with the world technical frontier by rapid industrialization. The nature of the colonial legacies and the...

This paper develops a new data set using a new accounting methodology called National Transfer Accounts (NTA). NTA permit to build an accounting system that takes consideration the factor age into national accounts. NTA are consistent with national accounts and allows the estimation of lifecycle...

The objectives of this research are to develop a multi-region multi-sector CGE model with FDI that will allow assessing the impact of security measures on the Canadian and U.S. economies. We assess the impact in terms of Canada-U.S. bilateral trade and foreign direct investment, but also in...