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...al filter of tidal surges, and levee banks built after previous cyclones had not been maintained. In this work, some key concepts of Disaster Risk Reduction and Natural Resource Management are integrated to consider the outcomes of actions taken in response to the cyclone. The environmental, social and biophysical elements of the setting are examined and the impact of t...

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... 1 Chapter 1 - Key Concepts 7 Disaster Risk Reduction 7 Risk 10 Fast and Slow Onset Disasters 11 Resilience ...

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............................................ 30 Measurement of Trade Transaction Cost Reduction in APEC 2007-2010 ii LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEX A: M... .............................................. 55 Measurement of Trade Transaction Cost Reduction in APEC 2007-2010 iv Table C.9. Japan: Transaction... ...sed in the prices that prevailed in mid-2011. Measurement of Trade Transaction Cost Reduction in APEC 2007-2010 vi The most significant uncertai... ...ary research be undertaken by APEC into: The contribution of policy changes to the reduction in trade transaction costs; and The economic valu... ...LITATION ACTION PLANS At their meeting in Shanghai in 2001 APEC Leaders called for a reduction of 5% in APEC trade transaction costs over the four ... ... Earlier, at their meeting in Busan in 2005, APEC Leaders had called for a further 5% reduction in trade transaction costs over the four years follo... ... the progress that had been made over the two years towards the Leaders’ goal of a 5% reduction in trade transaction costs by the end of 2010; and ... ...riables had each declined by more than 7% over this period. It also found that these reductions in transaction costs would have led to an increase ... ...lan so as to Chapter 1: Introduction 3 determine whether the Leaders’ goal of a 5% reduction in APEC trade transaction costs had been achieved ov...

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...There is growing recognition across business that the reductionist ‘mind set’ founded on unlimited economic growth impervious to the social and environmental impacts of commercial activities will not resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises now faced by t...

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...veloped countries quickly spread to developing countries and the rest of the world. The turbulence in financial systems was followed by a significant reduction in real economic activity throughout the world. The crisis has highlighted that financial markets are inherently unstable and market failures have huge economic and social costs. The crisis has renewed debate on the...

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...ened poverty and income distribution and thereby reversed gains in poverty reduction of the last decade. In particular, the poor and vulnerable sectio... ...nd thus fail to establish the links between foreign investment and poverty reduction and development. These concerns become even more relevant in the ... ...world. The turbulence in financial systems was followed by a significant reduction in real economic activity throughout the world. The crisis has h...

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...h risk of collateral damage. Current air-to-ground guided weapon systems, including man-in-the-loop guidance weapon systems, have limited “collateral reduction” capabilities; and future autonomous precision standoff weapon systems may increase the risk and uncertainty associated with collateral damage due to technology limitations. The acquisition of a precision standoff m...

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...In near future, energy become a luxury item and water is considered as the most vital item in the world due to reduction of water resources in most regions. In this condition, role of water science researchers and hydraulic experts is more important than ever. If a hydraulic engineer student is not educated well, he/she will not sol...

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...ticipation. As a result, EcoDesign turned out to have a significance which went far beyond just environmental improvements. Apart from direct cost reductions, it turned to be an effective concept to critically review decisions taken in the past. In its mature form it has grown into a powerful general management tool. ...

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...nge of sample letters written to the creditors for your requirements. A smart Reduction Calculator calculates the total debt amount & savings you ar...

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...here one of meeting: I meet the Other. In the reality of this meeting no reduction of the I or of the Thou, to experiencing subject and experienced... ...ng subject" but simply the total status of the 1 as 1. Here no further " reduction" is possible; he who does not honour the last unities frustrates...

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... (23.1) In macroscopic systems, gravitational attraction results in a net reduction in energy stored in spatial field curvature. Or in other words...

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...pper limit of the range. Conversely, section 504(c)(2) also provides for reduction of the bottom limit of the range in two circumstances: [1] In ... ...damage award, which under section 504(c)(1) is $750. Section 504(c)(2)’s reduction of the minimum from $750 to zero can benefit the library in its ... ...stration at certain intervals. 333 Some commenters also proposed radical reduction of the term of copyright (to, for example, five or ten years), 3... ... ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as pa...

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...pper limit of the range. Conversely, section 504(c)(2) also provides for reduction of the bottom limit of the range in two circumstances: [1] In ... ...damage award, which under section 504(c)(1) is $750. Section 504(c)(2)’s reduction of the minimum from $750 to zero can benefit the library in its ... ...stration at certain intervals. 333 Some commenters also proposed radical reduction of the term of copyright (to, for example, five or ten years), 3... ... ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as pa...

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...reement left me with just 17% of the company I found­ ed. This was a major reduction from my previous ownership of 48%. The remaining 52% was distrib... ...liminate my salary from the company expenses. Peter wanted to negotiate a reduction in responsibilities for a reduction in fees. I concurred. I was ...

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...cheLCMratiosequencesSLR(5) isgiven. Keywords: SmarandacheLCMratiosequences;Reductionformula. §1. Introduction Let (x 1 ,x 2 ,...,x t ) and [x 1 ,x 2 ,... ... In reference [1], Maohua Le studied the properties ofSLR(r), and gave two reduction formulas for SLR(3) and SLR(4). In this paper, we study the calcu...

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...th Nature. The increased balance means reduced imbalance, and along with it, reduction of negative phenomena. Although people who have not corrected...

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...s more “spiri- tual,” but it is not real development, but in fact, regression. Reduction actually opposes the principal law of nature, which is to de... ...nfluence the collective system of creation. All other systems are based on the reduction of man to a lower degree, even as low as a plant. We are tol...

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...ld be a broad developmental approach that stresses the importance of poverty reduction and that concentrates resources on such basic human needs as...

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...he time of singing has come, and this is the fourth day, when there was a reduction from the Light of Hassadim. The voice of the turtle dove refers ...

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...to a much higher and more honourable condition, of which it would be as it were a great reduction, to come back to the earth again and rule over it....