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Thinly traded securities and risk management
(Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía, 2014-06)
Thinly traded securities exist in both emerging and well developed markets. However, plausible estimations of market risk measures for portfolios with infrequently traded securities have not been explored in the literature. ...
Business education and creation of awareness for disaster risk managementin Chile
(Univ. Eafit, 2016)
This paper discusses the apparent disconnection between disaster risk management research and the lack of tools for business continuity after disastrous events in Chile. As disasters are a common occurrence in business ...
Resilience for disaster risk management in a changing climate: Practitioners’ frames and practices
(Elsevier, 2015)
There is a growing use of resilience ideas within the disaster risk management literature and policy
domain. However, few empirical studies have focused on how resilience ideas are conceptualized by
practitioners, as ...
From multi-risk evaluation to resilience planning: The case of central Chilean coastal cities
(MDPI AG, 2019)
Multi-hazard evaluations are fundamental inputs for disaster risk management plans and the implementation of resilient urban environments, adapted to extreme natural events. Risk assessments from natural hazards have been ...
Risk and Sustainability: Assessing Fishery Management Strategies
(Springer, 2016)
We develop a theoretical framework to assess the sustainability of fishery management strategies, when the bioeconomic dynamics are marked by uncertainty and several conflicting objectives have to be accounted for. Stochastic ...
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water in the rural environment
(Iran Solid Waste Association, 2020)
Carcinogenic and systemic health effects of arsenic exposure in drinking water are well documented. This study estimated the risk associated with chronic consumption of water with high concentrations of arsenic in children ...
Impacto del gobierno del riesgo, asociado a las prácticas y herramientas en la administración de riesgos empresariales: evidencia de Colombia
(Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2022-02-26)
La administración de riesgos empresariales es una disciplina cada vez más necesaria por el entorno cambiante en el que se desempeñan las empresas. En este artículo se parte de una pregunta de investigación que plantea las ...
Methodological proposal for ecological risk assessment of the coastal zone of Antioquia, Colombia
(Ecological Engineering, 2018)
Emerging risk in the construction industry: Recommendations for managing exposure to nanomaterials
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Medellín). Facultad de Minas., 2016-03-01)
Nanotechnology has aroused great interest in the construction industry because new materials with outstanding properties are being designed, and the features of traditional materials can be improved. However, exposure to ...
Scientific controversy as a disaster risk factor: The 2007 seismic crisis in Patagonia, Chile
(Elsevier, 2020)
In 2007, a sequence of geophysical events occurred in Chilean Patagonia that manifested themselves in a series of earthquakes and a fjord tsunami, causing many months of disruption to the normal functioning of a region not ...