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    Fractal Characteristics of the Spatial Distribution of Mine Earthquake Sources in the Vicinity of a Fault: A Case Study in the Ashele Copper Mine by Congcong Zhao, Shigen Fu, Yinghua Huang

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…Discovering fractal dimension’s temporal and spatial–temporal characteristics can provide technical references for mine disaster prevention.…”
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    Impacts from cascading multi-hazards using hypergraphs: a case study from the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal by A. Dunant, T. R. Robinson, A. L. Densmore, N. J. Rosser, R. M. Rajbhandari, M. Kincey, S. Li, P. R. Awasthi, M. Van Wyk de Vries, M. Van Wyk de Vries, R. Guragain, E. Harvey, S. Dadson

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…This approach could provide valuable insights for disaster risk reduction and humanitarian contingency planning, where the anticipation of large-scale trends is often more important than the prediction of detailed impacts.…”
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    Stability Assessment of Dangerous Rock Mass of an Overhanging Slope in Puerdu Town, Southwestern China by Wen-Lian Liu, Jia-Xing Dong, Su-Gang Sui, Han-Hua Xu, Run-Xue Yang, Zhen-Luo Shen

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…Dangerous rock mass in the overhanging slope of Puerdu town has good free-face condition, high position, and great potential energy, identification and stability evaluation of which is a difficult problem in the disaster prevention. In this paper, the limit equilibrium method was used to evaluate the dangerous rock mass stability in the overhanging slope. …”
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    Analysis of River Blocking Induced by a Debris Flow by Lijuan Wang, Ming Chang, Xiangyang Dou, Guochao Ma, Chenyuan Yang

    Published 2017-01-01
    “…This proposed analysis of river blocking induced by a debris flow could be used for disaster prevention in earthquake-stricken area.…”
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    Analysis on Environmental Impact of the Development of Marine Strategic Emerging Industries and Supervision Countermeasures in China by YANG Zhengxian, WEI Shuyun, WANG Xiaomeng, HAN Jianbo

    Published 2024-09-01
    “…In order to promote the green and high-quality development of marine strategic emerging industries in China, it is necessary to strengthen basic research on ecological and environmental impacts, and focus on long-term ecological impacts and disaster risks; develop targeted regulations, standards, and regulatory systems based on industry type, scale, and location; ensure compliance with relevant international conventions, participate or organize actively in the formulation and revision of relevant international policy documents and technical guidelines, and promote international development of marine strategic emerging industries in China.…”
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    Game Theory-Based UAV-Cloud for Service Selection Architecture in Flying Ad Hoc Networks by Mohamed Ben Bezziane, Siham Hasan, Bouziane Brik, Fathi Eltayeeb Abukhres, Ali Algaddafi, Amina Ben Bezziane, Ahmed Korichi, Mohamed Redouane Kafi

    Published 2024-01-01
    “…In this context, the incorporation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into these cloud ecosystems has unlocked new avenues for use cases such as delivery services, disaster response, and surveillance. However, this integration presents challenges in resource management and service selection due to the unique constraints of drones and variations in service quality. …”
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    Sedimentary Signatures of Super Typhoon Haiyan: Insight from Core Record in South China Sea by Yu-Huang Chen, Chih-Chieh Su, Pai-Sen Yu, Ta-Wei Hsu, Sheng-Ting Hsu, Hsing-Chien Juan, Yuan-Pin Chang, Yu-Fang Ma, Shye-Donq Chiu

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…Sedimentary records of event deposits are crucial for regional natural disaster risk assessments and hazard history reconstructions. …”
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    Salonica Fire of 1890 and its Impacts on the Transformation of the City by Özer Özbozdağlı

    Published 2024-08-01
    “…The fire caused a major humanitarian disaster, leaving thousands of people homeless. But the fire was an opportunity for the transformation of Salonica. …”
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    A two-stage robust optimization model for emergency service facilities location-allocation problem under demand uncertainty and sustainable development by Hongyan Li, Dongmei Yu, Yiming Zhang, Yifei Yuan

    Published 2025-01-01
    “…Abstract Under the backdrop of frequent emergencies, the rational layout of emergency service facilities (ESF) and the effective allocation of emergency supplies have emerged as crucial in determining the timeliness of post-disaster response. By adequately accounting for potential uncertainties and carrying out comprehensive pre-planning, the robustness of location-allocation decisions can be significantly improved. …”
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    Natural hazards and urban policies in Mexico City by François Mancebo

    Published 2007-06-01
    “…Mexico City is located at an altitude of over 2 000 metres where it occupies an attractive but hazardous site hemmed in by the Sierra Madre and volcanic mountain ranges.The site is one of the most disaster-prone locations in the world, threatened by a combination of natural hazards, poorly controlled technological hazards created by the city’s heavy industry, pollution – particularly air pollution and diminishing local resources, the most seriously threatened being water. …”
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    Des risques « naturels » aux politiques urbaines à Mexico by François Mancebo

    Published 2007-06-01
    “…Mexico City is located at an altitude of over 2 000 metres where it occupies an attractive but hazardous site hemmed in by the Sierra Madre and volcanic mountain ranges.The site is one of the most disaster-prone locations in the world, threatened by a combination of natural hazards, poorly controlled technological hazards created by the city’s heavy industry, pollution – particularly air pollution and diminishing local resources, the most seriously threatened being water. …”
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