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Analysis of landslide in chosica using satellite images
(International Astronautical Federation, IAF, 2017-09)
Early in the year, Peru suffered from heavy rains mainly due to the El Niño and La Niña phenomena. As a result of these heavy rains, several cities were affected by floods and landslides. One of the most affected cities ...
Relationships between COVID-19 and disaster risk in Costa Rican municipalities
(2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on every aspect of human life since the first confirmed case in December 2019. Costa Rica reported its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, coinciding with a notable ...
Natural disaster risk inequalities in Central America
(2022)
Central America is affected by geological and hydrometeorological hazards
that, together with its high exposure and vulnerability, comprise risky scenarios for disasters. This region presents a significant number of ...
Área Protegida de la Cuenca del Río Tuis, Costa Rica
(Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas, 1994)
Challenges for a disaster prevention schedule at historic sites: the case of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga, SP
(Univ Estadual Paulista-unesp, Fac Ciencias Letras Assis, 2018-07-01)
Disasters have been affecting several municipalities listed as cultural heritage sites, as highlighted by the media stories of the 2010 January floods in Sao Luiz do Paraitinga city, Sao Paulo state. This paper shared some ...
Understanding informal volunteer behavior for fast and resilient disaster recovery: an application of entrepreneurial effectuation theory
(2020)
Examine and understand how an informal volunteer’s goals and actions develop from the moment they first learn about a disaster. We examine informal volunteerism (the activities of people who work outside of formal emergency ...
Pharmacists’ roles in emergency and disasters: COVID-19 as an example
Background: Emergencies and disasters are major threats to health care systems. Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is at the center of a recent emergency situation that requires increased
attention from health care ...