In the scope of a recently launched European Research Project, a team of experts from public laboratories and TSO is in charge of defining the concepts and methodological approaches to design and analyse the technical and economic feasibility of future HVDC grids. This work aims at identifying,...

Risk management of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects is largely recognized as a very complex task both by academics and practitioners. Strict interconnections among risk factors often occur so that indirect effects on the overall project performance are very likely. Unfortunately, the...

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Global warming has drawn great attention in recent years, and the resultant extreme drought events have seriously influenced food security. Drought hazard has become a major stress factor for food production in China. The present study aimed to assess the drought hazard risk of maize in middle...

Nuclear power plays an important role in the global energy economy, but its safety has been a contentious issue for over 50 years. Based on new designs of nuclear power plants, new methods of assessing risks, and calculations of cost efficiency, proponents of nuclear power see it as safe and...

Emergency rescue facility is an indispensable component of urban system and important for public safety. Due to the special characteristics and complexity of urban environmental accidents, locations of emergency rescue facilities should be optimized, and the decision criteria should be...

Environmental assessments are often approached in an integrated manner, taking into consideration the decision-making processes, the stakeholders’ roles and the preservation of environmental components and human health. An environmental impact and risk assessment (EIRA) methodology could...

Yunnan is one of the provinces which had been frequently and heavily affected by drought disasters in China. Recently, large severe droughts struck Yunnan, caused considerable social, economic and ecological losses. A risk assessment of meteorological drought for Yunnan province is provided in...

Studies have shown that the financial integration of industrial and developing economies can lead to more efficient allocation of resources and to greater aggregate welfare. However, this integration might also lead to greater financial instability in relation to possible massive shifts in...

Studies have shown that the financial integration of industrial and developing economies can lead to more efficient allocation of resources and to greater aggregate welfare. However, this integration might also lead to greater financial instability in relation to possible massive shifts in...