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Displaying 15 of about 27 resultsBy Rob Jordan
The United States is considering a $1 trillion budet proposal to update infrastructure, including its crumbling bridges. An obstacle to spending the money wisely is that the current means of assessing bridges may underestimate their vulnerability, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infrastructure Systems.
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This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models
The contextual change at the top of minds remains the rebalancing and deleveraging that is reshaping the global economy. In the near term, this transformation is seen in the context of how developed countries will deleverage without falling back into recession and how emerging countries will curb inflation a…
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Urban dynamics, environment and health: Challenges for the twenty first century
The 12th international Asian Urbanization Conference, as part of a biennial series of conferences bringing together academics and practitioners, is sponsored and organized by the Asian Urban Research Association, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania, USA.
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The themes and flavour of the conference will encompass the broad scope of the Society's aims, while taking the best advantage of the spectacular location, and its rural and coastal communities. The conference will also let you savour the character of the West Coast's renowned hospitality. A fieldtrip northwards to Punakaiki along the world-famous "Coas…
This Commission staff working document is the second edition of an overview of the natural and man-made disaster risks that the EU may face, prepared under EU legislation on civil protection. The aim of the overview is to capture the trends in the ever-evolving disaster risk landscape, discuss the major drivers shaping it, take a closer look at 12 selec…
By Dan Vergano
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In June, an analysis led by UCLA researchers concluded the Oroville Dam spillway overflow was worsened by climate change. The results of the new Geophysical Research Letters study suggest that there are at least six other major dams in California that have an even higher potential flood risk than the Oroville Dam did, study author…
Suite aux inondations de cette année au Sénégal, Sud Quotidien questionne la mise en oeuvre du programme national de réduction des risques de catastrophes. Ce programme, qui a été validé en 2011 et qui représente un coût de 4 milliards de francs CFA, devait permettre, entre autres, de maitriser les risques relatifs aux catastrophes et de dévelloper un s…
Swiss Re news release
At Swiss Re we constantly scan our business environment for new and changing emerging risks. As a leading global re/insurer, we are confronted with risks across the spectrum, from solar flares to changed health conditions, from currency volatility to food security.
The+two+player+modes%3A+Speedy+and+BrainyNow it‘s your turn. Swis…
By Maria Pregnolato, Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Bristol; and Elizabeth Lewis, Lecturer in Computational Hydrology, Newcastle University
The recent collapse of a bridge in Grinton, North Yorkshire, raises lots of questions about how prepared we are for these sorts of risks. The bridge, which was due to be on the route of the cycli…
The Arab region joins the rest of the world in facing an increase in natural hazards. The region is characterized by its harsh environment and has limited resilience to natural hazards events, which results in an increase in the number of natural disasters in the region. These disasters result from a group of factors including the increase in population…
Background
The goal of the conference is to transfer the recent knowledge to Asia and other parts of the world. The inaugural international conference aimed at bringing together academics, researchers, scientists, industrialists and politicians and practitioners. The conference will provide a platform to discuss recent technical advancements and innova…
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Ce document retrace l'expertise française en matière de prévention des risques majeurs par type de risques. Elle a pour but de partager dans le cadre d’actions de coopération internationale ses compétences dans les domaines de la connaissance, la prévention et la gestion des risques. Elle vise à répondre à trois objectifs afin de rendre le…
World Rescue is a narrative, research-based mobile phone video-game inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Through fast-paced gameplay set in Kenya, Norway, Brazil, India, and China, the player will meet and help five young heroes and help them solve global problems—such as flood, disease, deforestation and drough…
Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:
This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…