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Climate change effects on vulnerable populations in the Global South: a systematic review

The climate and environmental changes in the Global South have devastating effects on vulnerable populations, which have been perpetuated by socio-economic and political as well as gender ... vulnerable populations and are exacerbated by socio-economic and political inequalities, with the adaptation and mitigation mechanisms deemed ineffective. Gaps in current research studies include the paucity

Philosophical aspects of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA): a critical review

of the results (“no one’s model” problem) similar to the “problem of many hands” in the ethics of technology. We conclude with a plea for a close collaboration between philosophy and engineering. ... philosophy of technology. We conclude with a plea for a close collaboration between the philosophy and sociology of science and earthquake engineering. 2 Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis Probabilistic

Reevaluating Politicized Identity & Notions of an American Political Community in the Legal & Political Process

, Public Law and Legal Theory Commons , Race, Ethnicity and Post- 3 New York University - Washington , D.C. , USA 4 Commons, Cultural Heritage Law Commons, Election Law Commons , Ethics and Political ... Philosophy 5 Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Constitutional Law Commons , Courts Follow this and additional works at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse Colonial Studies Commons

Ranked Choice Voting: How Voters Have Responded to a Failing Political System

A long-standing colloquialism amongst politicians and people in the political world is “People love their congressmen but hate Congress.”4 While not a new sentiment, distrust of the political system

Development, urban planning and political decisions. A triad that built territories at risk

political visions around different development paths, wherein the concept of risk is weakly perceived among decision-makers. This perception is linked to narrow economic goals and the understanding of land as ... context of climate change and emergent risk shows the urgency to make political progress in agreements that ensure the implementation and effectiveness of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban

Serving Only to Oppress: An Intersectional and Critical Race Analysis of Constitutional Originalism Inflicting Harm

Constitution were set at the founding and have not changed or adapted since. See Marcia Coyle, ‘His Judicial Philosophy Is Mine’: Amy Barrett Touts Scalia in Remarks From Rose Garden, THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL ... (Sep. 26, 2020), https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/09/26/his-judicial-philosophy-is-mine-amy-barrett-toutsscalia-in-remarks-from-rose-garden/?slreturn=20230227132623. 2023] value judgments in

From goods to goats: examining post-disaster livelihood recovery in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake 2015

and developing countries, like Nepal, are complex as the livelihood restoration process is affected by serious spatial, socio-economic, and political factors. We employed qualitative research methods in ... in the name of recovery. Therefore, our paper scrutinises selected humanitarian objects, such as power tillers, and unpacks their political economy and effectiveness in local contexts. Further, our

Recognizing America's "Religious Nones" and Their Influence on Political and Legal Norms

Berlinerblau defines secularism as ?[a] political philosophy which . . . is preoccupied with, and often deeply suspicious of, any and all relations between government and religion.?50 And, finally, defining ... philosophy that results in depriving religious leaders of political power but maintaining a benign attitude toward their religious beliefs. This notion has been consistently backed by religious liberals, the

GIS-based approach for evaluating a community intrinsic resilience index

interdependent and involve various stakeholders. There are indices for evaluating community resilience, but these have the shortcoming that they compare between political entities, such as counties. Therefore, one ... relation to the political boundaries. Our metric aims to capture the information into a Community Intrinsic Resilience Index (CIRI), which embodies the resilience level of four critical sectors

Developing strategic targeted interaction design to enhance disaster resilience of vulnerable communities

the demographic group that are selected for the interaction are a political and/or practical choice made within the philosophy of the interaction organizer. In the final step, positioning, interaction ... (n = 309) or middle level (n = 263) ability, and low opportunity (n = 396), see Table 5. In reality selecting target groups is a political question as to which group(s) could or should benefit most

Out of the Shadows and into the Light: Liberation through Education

The “Allegory of the Cave,” Book VII of Plato’s Republic, has been a staple in Western philosophical and political thought for millennia. Following a brief summary of Plato’s story told by Socrates ... twice removed from what is real and true. In the cave system as a whole, the shadows “arise from the unnatural divorce of philosophy and political authority” (Hall, 1980, pp. 75) . In this

What Elephant? The Challenge of Political: Pluralism in the Academy

Does displaying one’s political affiliation in the workplace present a moral dilemma for educators striving to be true pluralists? Two recent graduates of the Higher Education & Student Affairs ... hat Pluralism Corin E. Blanchard Part of the Higher Education Administration Commons Recommended Citation Blanchard, Corin E. and Pehlke, Joy (2005) "What Elephant? The C hallenge of Political

Editorial: novel tools for multi-risk assessment

informal neighborhood with its social dynamics, political uncertainty, and unforeseen challenges. So ( 2022 ) identifies a set of measures to realize a comprehensive understanding of global disaster risk ... utilized in all phases of disaster risk management nowadays. However, solely closer collaboration between scientific research, operative civil protection, and political decision-making will allow for further

Modelling a community resilience index for urban flood-prone areas of Kerala, India (CRIF)

study selected seven criteria: ‘social’, ‘economical’, ‘governance/political’, ‘health’, ‘communication/coordination, ‘education’, and ‘infrastructure’ from 65 experts. The empirical study helped ... highest weight of 0.253 (Total of weights is equal to 1), followed by ‘Governance/Political’ with 0.213, ‘Economical’ with 0.162, ‘Education’ with 0.147, ‘Communication/Coordination’ with 0.089, ‘Health

Comparing the suitability of global gridded population datasets for local landslide risk assessments

element in the path of the hazard, such as populations, and vulnerability is susceptibility to physical, social, economic and political loss (Cardona et  al. 2012) . Wisner et  al. (2012 ) define ... vulnerability as the degree of loss or impact of one’s social and physical status from dynamic pressures and hazards where the dynamic pressures include deficiencies in social, economic and political structures

The Process of Power: A Process-Oriented Approach to Dissecting a Group’s Political Power

Minority groups receiving protection under the Fourteenth Amendment must typically show that they have little "political power,

Spatial dimension of impact, relief, and rescue of the 2014 flood in Kashmir Valley

because it provides the complex narratives of disasters and the political and social rupture experienced during the disasters. The data have been analysed with the help of Geographic Information System. ... history of Kashmir, affecting all socioeconomic and environmental aspects as well as causing political rupture in the Valley (Malik and Hashmi 2020) . The catastrophic flood event of 2014, which was the

Critical gaps and implications of risk communication in the global agreements—SFDRR, SDGs, and UNFCCC: 3 select case studies from urban areas of tropics in South Asia

emerging from varied geographical, socio-cultural, economic, and political processes. ... countries (Sayeed 2020; Paul 2020) . The pandemic is also labeled as a “cultural catastrophe” due to the severe and longlasting impact of lockdown affecting a range of civil, cultural, political, and

Approaches in research on flood risk perception and their importance in flood risk management: a review

results. They indicate that the social, political, cultural, religious, and historical contexts shape the perception of flood risk. On the basis of the aforementioned information, research on flood risk in ... agents such as indirect experience, the cultural–historical, religious, and political contexts were assigned (Fig. 3). 5 Results 5.1 Evolution of substantive scope of research on flood risk perception

The Antitrust Alternative: Promoting Public Health Through Competition

were political values that protected wellfunctioning markets, sought to democratize economic power, and most importantly, condemned corporate concentration as a public threat.75 Much of the history of ... federal enforcement of the antitrust laws was indeed colored by such a political, populist, anti-concentration hue.76 However, over time the perceived goals of the antitrust laws have been purposefully