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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… and social wellbeing of the country. The ports service a population of around 1 million in northern regional Queensland or 27% of Queensland’s population (AMSA, 2010). Recently the United Nations … 2013). It has been estimated that the average annual growth in coal ship traffic between 2011 and 2025 will be …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… However, natural disasters also indirectly impact economic growth further by removing access to infrastructure (e.g. … types of businesses), values were extrapolated to the population. A ‘with analysis’ of the warning system involved … losses were then extrapolated within groups to the survey population. In addition to the calculation of gross loss …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… substantial improvement in the well-being of the world's population in the last century was largely driven by … site database is vital as a country develops, its population grows, and there are redevelopments of land and … case of land redevelopment due to urbanization, population growth, and industrialization, it is important for the …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… trend will persist, undermining development and economic growth and putting more and more people and development … and is home to approximately 18 per cent of the world’s population. The region boasts rich cultural and natural … the elaboration of a protocol to control the wild boar population, thus providing an opportunity for an emblematic …