Flooding is viewed by many as a natural phenomenon, which is necessary for biodiversity.
However, with the anthropogenic activities brought about by changes in land-use and …

Vulnerability to natural hazards consists of three different dimensions: exposure, sensitivity,
and resilience or adaptive capacity. The current study utilized Confirmatory Factor Analysis …

Fire is one of the most important crises in educational centers especially in laboratories. This
work tried to develop a quantitative risk assessment model based on empirical data in an …

Although solar power systems are considered as one of the most promising renewable
energy sources, some uncertain factors as well as the high cost could be barriers which …

Most of the existing disaster assessment models are based on single method, such as
expert system, or one of the multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods. This paper …

Purpose While educators impart FMEA instruction, its practical implementation within the
educational sector remains limited. This study investigates the application of FMEA within …

Abstract Information gathering in tunnels, buildings, bridges, etc. during disasters is of vital
importance in speeding up rescue efforts and for protecting the fire fighters. The collected …

Background Natural disasters result in numerous economic, social, psychological and
cultural consequences. Of them, psychological consequences of disasters will affect the …

Ecuador is a highly vulnerable country in terms of natural hazards, such as volcanic
eruptions and tsunami hazards. The education system has a key function to prepare children …

Although considerable research has been devoted to improving safety in university
laboratories, accidents, in that environment, have still occurred frequently at the cost of …