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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Vulnerability assessments"”.
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Climate change vulnerability assessments in the regional context
… of regional vulnerabilities. Conceptually, vulnerability is defined as a function of sensitivity and exposure, which determine climate impacts, and adaptive capacity of a system. Vulnerability assessments for quantifying these components have become a key tool within the climate change …
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A multi-criteria decision support framework for environmental impact and vulnerability assessments of oil activities: a case study of the Niger Delta
The need for an environmental decision support framework that addresses sustainability issues has arisen, due to the long-term environmental and socioeconomic neglect of the Niger Delta region, over the last five decades. This research developed a multi-criteria decision support (MCDS) framework …
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Climate change and coastal vulnerability: application of vulnerability assessment methodologies in two coastal communities in South Africa
… predicted changes and their potential impacts. Vulnerability assessments (VAs) have been identified as an effective way to discover who is most vulnerable and to what threats or hazards. This is valuable as assistance can then be provided to the individuals, groups, regions or countries …
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Mapping the potential risk of climate change to South Africa's health sector: An analysis of the Health Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool developed for the South African health sector
Health Risk and Vulnerability Assessments are key resources for national health departments to understand how to properly prepare for the impact of climate change on a country's health sector. However, countries often lack the required estimates of future burden of disease and of health services to …
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AN EQUIVALENT NON-UNIFORM INELASTIC BEAM-LIKE MODEL FOR THE SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS
… model has also been adopted for the seismic vulnerability assessment of new and existing buildings and it turned out to be a low computational tool to be effectively used for a reliable construction of fragility curves. It has been highlighted that the obtained results for the beam-like model …
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Development of a Landscape Vulnerability Assessment Model in a Heightened Security Environment
… to define security objectives; participate in vulnerability assessments and design functional solutions while maintaining an open, aesthetically pleasing environment. This research thesis supports the study of site security as a discipline within the landscape architecture profession. Recent …
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THE IMPACT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL WETLANDS USING IN-SITU MESOCOSM EXPERIMENTS, LANDSCAPE MODELING, AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE MAPPING
… impacted by sea-level rise in comparison to vulnerability assessments from traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). By integrating the biophysical model predictions with land-based, generational assessments, I highlighted vulnerable areas to sea-level rise while including the tribe’s …
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Assessing the processes of determining adaptation finance needs: a comparative study of African NDCs
… circumstances, assessing impacts, risks, vulnerability, adaptive capacity, and identifying financial needs. The thesis investigates costing methodologies and whether governments provided detailed information on impact and vulnerability assessments related to the adaptation options that …
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Cal-Adapt and the usability of climate adaptation tools
… expected changes and provide guidance for vulnerability assessments. Many of these tools take the form of map-based visualizations showing downscaled climate data. This thesis explores whether communities are actually able to use this downscaled data to inform decisions and consider policy …
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Understanding the Impacts of Extreme Weather on the Power Transmission Infrastructure: A Machine Learning Approach to Quantifying Risks and Enhancing Grid Resilience
… wind tunnel experiments, and socio-technical vulnerability assessments.</p> <p>The research examines the historical impact of extreme weather events on the power systems, highlighting the vulnerabilities and the need for robust resilience planning. It introduces a novel methodology for …
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Incorporating Wider Infrastructure Disruption in Urban Flooding Resilience Investments
… modelling, spatial network analysis, and CI vulnerability assessments to improve flood resilience planning. The study reviews resilience assessment methodologies, highlighting the widespread use of qualitative resilience indicators in policymaking while emphasising the underutilisation of …
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Modelling streamflow response under different climate change scenarios in Luvuvhu River Catchment, South Africa
Climatic change vulnerability assessments needs the evaluation of climatic threats to water systems as well as the design of effective strategies. The factors and repercussions of climate change are multifaceted, encompassing several ironic elements, particularly the reality that low-income nations …
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Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment on the Namibian inter-banking system: Namswitch
Information Technology (IT) has become crucial to the operation of modern businesses. Financial service firms rely on IT to deliver services to their customers. In the Namibian context, the Bank of Namibia and the Payment Association of Namibia have discontinued the use of cheques as a payment …
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Climate change adaptation in the U.S. electric utility sector
… (1) requiring utilities to submit climate change vulnerability assessments and detailed adaptation plans; (2) incorporating climate change risk and adaptation considerations into existing electricity plans; and (3) convening joint climate change planning efforts with utilities, municipal …
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Differential vulnerability and adaptive responses to climate change-related hazards in informal urban settlements in Accra, Ghana
… of this recognition, studies that analyse the vulnerability and adaptive responses of informal settlements’ residents in Africa remain few and excessively focused on the analysis of vulnerability to flooding hazards. Moreover, by the theoretical frameworks and ontological positions often …
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A GIS-Based Volcanic Hazard and Risk Assessment of Eruptions Sourced within Valles Caldera, New Mexico
… is to develop one of the first volcanic risk assessments of the Valles caldera region through the evaluation of the spatial extent of different volcanic hazards and the assessment of social and economic vulnerability of the area at risk.<p>In this study, hazard maps are generated with a …
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Coastal vulnerability assessment of Co. Dublin and Co. Wicklow to impacts of sea-level rise
… to provide an index-based assessment. Future vulnerability to potential impacts was also investigated. A primary challenge in understanding coastal exposure to water-level change was quantifying the important characteristics that make it susceptible to change over the next century. The bulk of …
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An integrated approach to climate vulnerability and adaptation assessment of smallholder production systems: evidence from horticultural production in Ghana
… producers. Despite increased research on vulnerability and adaptation, African countries have still not realized their full potential in adapting to changing climate. Climate vulnerability assessments show limited use in guiding decision support for adopting proposed adaptation responses …
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Income Inequality And Vulnerabiility To Flood Hazard In Brazil
… is important to consider when measuring vulnerability to climate change in urban, middle-income countries. To test this relationship, I create a flood hazard vulnerability index at the municipality level and determine whether income inequality, measured at the municipality level, is a …
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An investigation into Off-Link IPv6 host enumeration search methods
… Host enumeration is an integral component in vulnerability assessments (VAs), and can be used to strengthen the security profile of a system. Recently, host enumeration has been applied to Internet-wide VAs in an effort to detect devices that are vulnerable to specific threats. These host …
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