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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"emergency planning"”.
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Collaborative development of a small business emergency planning model
… generally have large budgets available for planning, business continuity, and disaster recovery. Small businesses must decide which risks are the most important and how best to mitigate those risks using minimal resources. This research uses a series of surveys followed by mathematical …
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Considerations of regionalization and categorization in hospital emergency planning.
… of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Local Emergency Planning Committees: Collaboration, Risk Communication, Information Technology and Homeland Security
Local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) were designed to develop emergency response plans and provide information through community right-to-know programs. A literature review identified operational effectiveness, collaboration, risk communication, information technology (IT), and homeland …
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When the plan is not enough. Civil Protection Emergency planning for effective Disaster Risk Reduction
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Reforming EPZ framework for new nuclear reactors (SMR): an open-source and climate-aware approach
… a weather-sensitive method for determining Emergency Planning Zones which applies to Small Modular Reactors and Pressurized Water Reactors while adapting to geographical conditions. The analysis examined severe accident such as Long- term Station Blackout (LSTBO), focused on how climate …
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Governance, leadership and a personal reflection: a journey towards a safer, stronger and more resilient community
… to my public works, each of which relates to the emergency planning and resilience activities across London’s local government. The first public work is an assurance review that recommended a framework for the assurance of resilience activities. The second public work is the consultation report …
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Simulation and verification of autonomous route planning behavior
… dissemination protocols that are critical for emergency planning during disruptions.
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Representation Of Dam-Breach Geometry Using Quadtree Local Mesh Refinement
… of inundation mapping, consequence analysis, and emergency planning for the large number of significant and high-hazard dams in the United States. Globally refining the mesh to the small cell sizes necessary to resolve small features such as dam breach geometry result in significant computational …
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Resilience of power distribution systems under extreme weather conditions
… make risk-informed decisions during design and emergency planning and response, resulting in a stronger and well-prepared power grid.
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Indoor 3D Modeling Using Consumer Drones and Neural Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Virtual Reality
… behavioral research, facility management, and emergency planning applications.
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Neighbourhood disaster planning
Research indicates the need for emergency personnel to concentrate their efforts on preparedness and mitigation, as opposed to short-term recovery needs. This pro-active approach would necessitate such tasks as building community participation into plans, concentrating on process planning to …
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Review of the organizational structure for the planning and delivery of Emergency Social Services in British Columbia : the Parksville flooding case study
… situations it can be anticipated that the normal emergency services will be severely strained, or exceeded, and assistance which is routinely provided by municipal or provincial agencies may not be available. In such abnormal circumstances, there is a need for an expandable emergency response …
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Graphical and digital slope stability analyses for Giles County, Virginia
… in seismic hazard evaluation, land use and emergency planning, and geomorphological studies. Such maps were generated for Giles County, Virginia (approximately 1000 square km) by the synthesis of data sets for topographic slope, surficial deposits, geologic structure, and seismic slope …
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A collaborative approach for disaster risk reduction: mapping social learning with Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
… learning, and iii) awareness on the role of emergency planning in DRR was found to be a significant outcome of social learning. In the growing urgency of climate uncertainties, social learning theory will be critical in helping design practical and ethical research approaches to DRR that …
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Evaluation and validation of multiple predictive models applied to post-wildfire debris-flow hazards
… assess landslide and debris-flow hazards for emergency planning and risk assessment. The U.S. Geological Survey is working to improve empirical logistic regression models for post-wildfire debris-flow probability and expand the regions in which they can be applied. Numerous methods have been …
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Modeling Liquefaction-Induced Road Disruptions in Cascadia Megathrust Earthquakes: Implications for Emergency Response and Access in the U.S. Pacific Northwest
… the results provide a regional baseline for emergency planning, risk communication, and prioritization of more advanced geotechnical sampling and analysis. Moreover, the methodology proposed here is not specific to the CSZ, but rather, could be applied to analogous studies of road impacts …
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INSIDE THE REZ CROSS: AN ASSESSMENT OF HOSTING EVACUEES DURING A WILDFIRE DISASTER IN BEARDY’S & OKEMASIS FIRST NATION
… the case of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation’s emergency response (through “Rez Cross”), which adopted a culturally-based approach to hosting evacuees. To understand how planning for and responding to wildfire emergencies can be more inclusive of cultural values, I created and designed a …
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Dependability of IT Systems in Emergency Situations – Theory and Practice
… dependability of their IT systems during these emergency situations is especially critical. The evaluation of this dependability requires the combination of two kinds of information: how critically needed the IT systems are in the aftermath of a crisis and how trustworthy the critical systems …
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Dye Tracing to Delineate Drainage Basins and Determine Groundwater Sensitivity, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky; with Special Reference to Potential Groundwater Contamination from Spills Along Interstate I-65
… basin of Mammoth Cave and demonstrates that emergency planning is crucial.</p>
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Developing an improved disaster management framework to enhance resilience in Kuwait
… (the phases). This has been used to support the emergency planners in understanding disaster management requirements for each phase. Despite all the efforts spent on developing a comprehensive disaster management model, disasters still cause severe damage globally. In Kuwait, the strategic …
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