reducing human harm from natural hazards
Tài liệu NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT doc
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21/02/2014, 12:20
... disaster management Natural hazards are hazards which are caused because of natural phenomena (hazards with meteorological, geological or even biological origin) Examples of natural hazards are cyclones, ... drought Apart from this the hilly regions are vulnerable to avalanches/ landslides/hailstorms/cloudbursts Apart from the natural hazards, we need to know about the other manmade hazards which ... landslide or blocking of drains with human waste What is a Hazard ? How is it classified ? Manmade hazards are hazards which are due to human negligence Manmade hazards are associated with industries...
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Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters: Guidelines for the Promotion of Disaster Mitigation potx
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06/03/2014, 00:22
... Health Facilities from Natural Disasters Mitigation measure: Choosing a safe site for the new facility based on general criteria and an assessment of the existing risks from natural hazards 20 When ... in most places exposed to natural hazards Policies concerning infrastructure, meanwhile, allocate few resources to basic maintenance—affecting resiliency to natural hazards and increasing the ... Protecting New Health Facilities from Natural Disasters Mitigation measure: Defining the protection objectives of the new facility 18 The effects of an adverse natural phenomenon on a health facility...
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Báo cáo khóa học: Selective release and function of one of the two FMN groups in the cytoplasmic NAD + -reducing [NiFe]-hydrogenase from Ralstonia eutropha pptx
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07/03/2014, 15:20
... NAD -reducing hydrogenase from Alcaligenes eutrophus Biochemistry 38, 14330–14337 Burgdorf, T., De Lacey, A.L & Friedrich, B (2002) Functional analysis by site-directed mutagenesis of the NAD+ -reducing ... NAD -reducing [NiFe] hydrogenase from the grampositive Rhodococcus opacus in the gram-negative Ralstonia eutropha Arch Microbiol 177, 159–166 42 Albracht, S.P.J & Hedderich, R (2000) Learning from ... SH from R eutropha can dissociate into the NADH-dehydrogenase module (HoxFU) and the hydrogenase module (HoxHY) Dissociation such as this has been clearly demonstrated for the related NAD+-reducing...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Extracting Social Power Relationships from Natural Language" potx
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07/03/2014, 22:20
... related natural language processing problems are authorship attribution, sentiment analysis, emotion detection, and personality classification: all aim to extract higher-level information from language ... model personality suggests an ability to model social power lects as well Apart from text classification, work from the topic modeling community is also closely related to Social Power Modeling ... that including these features would also benefit from algorithmic means of selecting n-grams that are indicative of particular lects, and even from binning these relevant ngrams into sets to be...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Acquisition of Conceptual Data Models from Natural Language Descriptions" doc
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09/03/2014, 01:20
... relationships from natural language descriptions is being constructed using McCord's Slot Grammar (McCord 1982), selected for its syntactic coverage and trealanent of a variety of natural language ... with an integrated natural language and graphics interface is described in section An approach to knowledge representation within this system is discussed in section Approaches to natural language ... modelling constructs of the NIAM information structure diagrwn (ISD) The derivation of the model from natural language text is taken up in section The NIAM method uses similar constructs to ERA modelling,...
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Reducing Air Pollution from Urban Transport doc
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15/03/2014, 16:20
... Reformulation: Examples from Latin America and the Caribbean and from Asia 27 Diesel Certification in California 106 From Dual-Fuel Buses to Dedicated CNG: Lesson from Seattle, United ... Environment Protection Council (of Australia) NG Natural gas xiii xiv REDUCING AIR POLLUTION FROM URBAN TRANSPORT NGO Nongovernmental organization UNECE NGV Natural gas vehicle URBAIR Urban Air Quality ... countries The largest human and economic impacts of air pollution are the increased incidence of illness and premature death that result from human exposure to elevated levels of harmful pollutants...
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Reducing CO2 emissions from new cars pdf
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16/03/2014, 12:20
... share of transport in CO2 emissions was 21% in 1990, but by 2005 this had grown to 27%1 Emissions from so-called ‘light duty vehicles’ (passenger cars and vans) are responsible for approximately ... considerably if cars and vans were made more fuel efficient, something that would automatically follow from stricter CO2 limits The EU's long term target for cars and CO2: 120g/km The EU target to reduce ... Association (ACEA2) committed to the EU on behalf of its members to reduce the average CO2 emissions from their new car sales in the EU to Source: EEA, Annual European Community greenhouse gas emissions...
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Citizen Investigation of Toxic Air Pollution from Natural Gas Development pdf
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23/03/2014, 02:20
... Pollution from Natural Gas Development Table of Contents Executive Summary pg Oil and Natural Gas Development and Air Pollution pg a) Life Cycle of Natural Gas Development b) Air Pollution and Human ... pollution from natural gas facilities Through the course of this pilot study, residents, armed with their own air monitors, documented a potent mix of chemicals in nine air samples from different ... emissions from natural gas production are largely unregulated and unmonitored, despite being a significant source of air pollution State and Federal air monitoring devices are located several miles from...
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A Supplementary Textbook in Geography for Class X on Natural Hazards and Disasters potx
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23/03/2014, 05:22
... disaster management Natural hazards are hazards which are caused because of natural phenomena (hazards with meteorological, geological or even biological origin) Examples of natural hazards are cyclones, ... drought Apart from this the hilly regions are vulnerable to avalanches/ landslides/hailstorms/cloudbursts Apart from the natural hazards, we need to know about the other manmade hazards which ... landslide or blocking of drains with human waste What is a Hazard ? How is it classified ? Manmade hazards are hazards which are due to human negligence Manmade hazards are associated with industries...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 1 docx
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... our environment from thoroughly predictable natural disasters through community-based adaptation efforts Sustained action to reduce or eliminate risk to people and property from hazards and their ... protect and restore the natural systems that are the first line of defense against natural disasters; ix © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Foreword the importance of reducing the risks of future ... to reduce the risks and impacts of natural hazards, when implemented, have succeeded in saving lives and property and have demonstrated collateral benefits in reducing the impact of climate change...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 2 potx
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... evolve and redevelop over time, their pattern becomes h more humane and inviting of human interaction If this focus seems remote from the concerns of a planetary issue like climate change, it ... catastrophes like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita From a planning perspective, the best practices in mitigation of coastal hazards are already well established, albeit far from universally practiced Political ... by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management between 1,680 and 2,690 m that previously were protected from wildfire by late snowpacks are becoming increasingly...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 3 pot
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... development away from floodplains, even those with extreme flood hazards (coastal areas) or valuable natural resources 55 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and ... impacts of climate change and reduce their future losses from natural disasters 59 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management Figure 3.7 Biloxi, ... fisticuffs, to Missouri leading the nation in purchased properties removed from the floodplain From all of these travails comes a report from the Missouri Emergency Management Agency: No one imagined that...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 4 pot
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... convincing Tulsans that we need to plan for humancaused hazards as well as natural ones continued 107 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management 1998 ... “Tulsa Turnaround: From Disaster to Sustainability.” Natural Hazards Review 5, 1: 1–9, http://ascelibrary aip.org Mileti, Dennis S., ed Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the ... Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management • Hazards Mapping Project — The Hazards Mapping Project was completed with help from Project Impact connections with...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 5 doc
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management environmentalists, businesspeople, and everyday people from Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba, Canada, ... its natural floodplain and maintain the natural depth-to-width ratio of the river We wanted to restore historical tidal wetlands and implement watershed-management practices to maintain the natural ... LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management Figure 5.7 Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 — A flooded neighborhood with cars still floating due the floodwaters from the Red River...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 6 pdf
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management Dramatically reducing the emissions that cause global warming is one form of hazard ... to leverage additional resources from other sources as well Napa successfully used the funds from it ½-cent sales tax increase to match funds made available from state government and foundation ... critical role that a healthy and vibrant environment plays in reducing the 205 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management impacts of future disasters...
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Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management - Chapter 7 (end) pot
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... energy that are critical to reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions and reducing dependence 227 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management ... continue the important work of reducing current and future greenhouse gas emissions If we wait 225 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management ... Global Warming, Natural Hazards, and Emergency Management current trends in events and costs, and exploring case studies of some of the crucial health problems facing society and the natural systems...
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Natural Hazards Analysis - Chapter 1 pptx
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... level hazards analysis and planning (NRT 1987) This approach uses a © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 10 Natural Hazards Analysis: Reducing the Impact of Disasters Hazards Analysis Hazards ... definitions Hazards refers to a potential harm which threatens our social, economic, and natural capital on a community, region, or country scale Hazards may refer to many types of natural (flood, ... the environment, interruption of business, or other types of harm Cutter notes that hazards evolve from interactions between natural, human, and technological systems (2001) but are also characterized...
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Natural Hazards Analysis - Chapter 2 pot
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... and hazards withstand or to recover from a disaster is influenced by human adaptive actions We are not helpless objects, but can take steps to protect our social, economic, and natural systems from ... which a hazards analysis is based (1998) The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (U.S EPA 1987) stresses the importance of hazards identification within the hazards analysis process Hazards identification ... hazard It should be noted that hazards are part of our lives, and all communities face hazards of many types Smith (2004) notes that disasters have natural, economic, and human impacts including loss...
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Natural Hazards Analysis - Chapter 3 pptx
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18/06/2014, 22:20
... type of hazard that could impact the community or organization Include both natural and human- caused hazards Natural hazards include floods, droughts, extreme heat, extreme cold, hurricanes, thunderstorms ... communities and organizations the opportunity to model natural hazards and © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Modeling Natural Environmental Hazards 61 control the nature of disaster scenarios ... Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Modeling Natural Environmental Hazards 63 for changes in the use of property from either urban development or changes of use from agricultural to another use Topography...
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