Search Results - subject:"Urban vulnerability"

Pandemic Vulnerability Index (PVI) and spatial distribution of coronavirus deaths in Brazil : artificial intelligence with the boosting tree regression method

Pereira, Rogério; Nascimento, Erick Giovani Sperandio - In: Regional science policy and practice : RSPP 16 (2024) 7, pp. 1-14

This article aims to calculate the COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Index (COVID-19-PVI) across Brazilian municipalities, positing that vulnerability to the coronavirus is linked to socioeconomic disparities in this continental-sized country. From data collection on epidemiological,...

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An Overview of Urban Vulnerability to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in Central America & the Caribbean Region

Gencer, Ebru A. - 2013

change. This paper examines characteristics of urban vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change in the Central …

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An Overview of Urban Vulnerability to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in Central America & the Caribbean Region

Gencer, Ebru A. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013

change. This paper examines characteristics of urban vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change in the Central …

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An overview of urban vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change in Central America and the Caribbean Region

Gencer, Ebru A. - 2013

change. This paper examines characteristics of urban vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change in the Central …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189322

One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate

eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012

In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...

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Urban Vulnerability Reduction:Regulations and Beyond

Thiruppugazh, V. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2007

causes urban vulnerability cannot be corrected merely by additional regulations or increased enforcement. An enabling …

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Exploration of health risks related to air pollution and temperature in three Latin American cities

Romero-Lankao, Patricia; Qin, Hua; Borbor-Cordova, Mercy - In: Social Science & Medicine 83 (2013) C, pp. 110-118

on a theoretical review of three relevant approaches to risk analysis (risk society, environmental justice, and urban … vulnerability as impact), we hypothesize that health risks from exposure to air pollution and temperature in these cities do not …

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Vulnerability to ground deformation phenomena in the city of Tuzla (BiH): a GIS and multicriteria approach

Stecchi, F.; Mancini, F.; Ceppi, C.; Gabbianelli, G. - In: Natural Hazards 64 (2012) 3, pp. 2153-2165

required an urban vulnerability assessment able to support local authorities in the forthcoming planning procedure. The …

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Measuring Urban Vulnerability to Natural Disaster Risk: Benchmarks for Sustainability

Pelling, Mark - In: Open House International 31 (2006) 1, pp. 125-132

sustainability and risk reduction. This paper responds to this call by assessing the state of the art in urban vulnerability and risk …The Millennium Declaration and the Hyogo Framework for Action point towards the need for methods to identify urban … vulnerability to disaster risk as a pre-cursor for the development of benchmarks with which to track policy progress for urban …

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