When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development.
This thematic chapter shows how the Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions are affecting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Central and West Asia and suggests policy responses to mitigate the impact.
Designed to walk ADB staff through a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment simulation, this handbook outlines training schedules, introduces methodologies, and provides practical exercises to identify and analyze the broad impacts of a disaster.
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region is highly exposed to natural hazards, particularly earthquakes and floods, and the adverse economic impacts of climate change.
This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Sri Lanka, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments.
When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development.
We find risks everywhere--from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery.
A wonderfully irreverent and endlessly entertainingguidewith more than 80,000 copies sold worldwide in multiple languagesabout the indicators most investors aren't following,but should be!
Updated throughout for the second edition, Reliability Engineering: A Life Cycle Approach draws on the author's global industry experience to demonstrate the invaluable role reliability engineers play in the entire life cycle of a plant.
According to author Dan Gates, decisionology is the analysis, study, discussion, and exampling of the decisions that may determine the direction of your life.
'An endlessly fascinating tour of the many different factors influencing our decision-making and reasoning' David Robson, author of The Expectation Effect'An eye-opening and engaging richness of information that gives us a detailed insight into the strengths and weaknesses of human behaviour' Melissa Hogenboom, author of The Motherhood ComplexDo emotions really cloud your thinking?
This manuscript contains various approaches in interpreting data and how the unearthed pieces of information be used as practical inputs for decision making.
Crisis Relief is a guide for principals, teachers, and school employees who do not know what they will do if their school should one day experience the unthinkable.
There is a lot of information available on governance, risk and compliance as separate subjects but little on the interrelation between the three components known in the industry as enterprise-wide governance, risk and compliance (eGRC).
The completely updated, final edition of the global bestseller - one of the most influential books of the 21st century'Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did.
Spanking Is a Global Phenomenon looks at this traditional method of corporal punishment from a deep perspective, placing it in its historical context, and from a wide point of view, comparing changing attitudes across cultures and generations.
The new life-changing guide to optimising your decision-making - in your work, in your relationships, and in day-to-day life - by a leading behavioural economist.
Mit Hilfe der agentenbasierten Modellierung (ABM) lassen sich komplexe Systeme wie Finanzmärkte, Gesellschaften, Infrastrukturnetze, Organisationen oder ähnliches detailliert darstellen und anschließend realitätsnah simulieren.
Mit Hilfe der agentenbasierten Modellierung (ABM) lassen sich komplexe Systeme wie Finanzmärkte, Gesellschaften, Infrastrukturnetze, Organisationen oder ähnliches detailliert darstellen und anschließend realitätsnah simulieren.
'Original, thought-provoking and a joy to read' Tim HarfordWinner of best smart thinking book (Business Book Awards) and a Guardian best books of 2021When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see.
"Prinzipien der Dualität: Das Streben nach Balance in der Welt"Entdecken Sie mit mir die Zusammenhänge der Dualität, die unser Leben und die Welt, in der wir leben, prägen.
Strategic thinking just got easierFor most aspiring managers, at some point in their careers, their Personal Development Plans will include the demand to have 'greater strategic thinking ability'.
Die den Menschen durch die Verfassungen verbrieften Freizügigkeiten, werden oft als Freiheit verstanden, doch die Freiheit existiert schon lange nicht mehr.
In einer Welt, in der KI-Technologien rasch fortschreiten und Datenschutzfragen immer wichtiger werden, bietet dieses Buch wertvolle Einblicke und praktische Lösungen.
Hier könnt Ihr in den Schwerpunkt "Bauwerke" im Bereich "Bauen" hereinschnuppern und herausfinden, was an Gebäuden, Straßen, Brücken, Fountonplatten, Errinerungs-Steine sowie vieles weitere, Interessant sein kann, und wie die Erde mit allen Bauwerken darin, jederzeit zum "Besseren" Umgestaltet werden kann.
