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Study on the Economic Evaluation Method of Single Well in Overseas Oil Field Under the Model of Production Enhancement Service Contract
The oilfield production enhancement service contract, mainly for international petroleum engineering technology service companies, is a production...
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Intra-seasonal variability of the abyssal currents in COMRA’s contract area in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
In this paper, the intra-seasonal variability of the abyssal currents in the China Ocean Mineral Resources Association (COMRA) polymetallic nodule...
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Social vulnerability in Chile: challenges for multi-scale analysis and disaster risk reduction
Socio-natural disasters can have profound consequences for countries exposed to natural hazards. Consequently, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)...
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Locked into a permanent position of vulnerability? Farmers’ trust and social capital with the government from Critical Disaster Studies perspectives
In disaster scholarship, there is limited understanding about how vulnerability is socially constructed by a convergence of varying social structural...
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Benefit Allocation in Shared Water-Saving Management Contract Projects Based on Modified Expected Shapley Value
Water-Saving Management Contract (WSMC) is an innovative business model to reduce water consumption and improve water-use efficiency. The Shared...
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Practical research on improving nano majors students' social adaptability by quality development course
This paper investigates the current situation of social adaptability of Nano Majors students in Guangxi from the perspective of ability structure,...
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Incorporating Social System into Water-Food-Energy Nexus
The current study introduces a conceptual socio-hydrological-based framework for the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. The proposed conceptual framework...
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Evaluating social capital in emergency and disaster management and hazards plans
Natural hazards and disasters pose a serious threat to society. Efficient hazard plans are a county’s prerequisite in preparing for potential...
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Reducing patient surge: community based social networks as first responders
A major challenge for health services worldwide is in providing adequate medical care during mass disasters. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlights...
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How Did Balance Loss Occur? A Cross-stakeholder Analysis of Risk Misallocation in a Sponge City PPP Project
To address a growing number of risk misallocation issues amongst stakeholders, this study explored critical factors that influence risk misallocation...
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Annie Smith Peck, Social Systems, and Landscape Change in the Cordillera Blanca from 1908 to the Present
Annie Smith Peck reached the summit of Peru’s Huascarán Norte in the Cordillera Blanca in 1908, the first person to reach the top of what was thought...
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Designing a fuzzy-based framework for implementing performance-based contracts in bridge asset management
Maintaining infrastructure assets at the best possible performance while the available budget is limited has promoted innovative contracting...
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Methodological challenges to confirmatory latent variable models of social vulnerability
Socially vulnerable communities experience disproportionately negative outcomes following natural disasters and underscoring a need for...
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Two-Stage and Three-Party Transboundary Watershed Management Based on Valuation Adjustment Mechanism (VAM) Agreement
The severe water shortage and pollution problems have become the bottleneck restricting the sustainable development of the economy and society. River...
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Climate risk perceptions, change in water demand, and preferences for future interlocal collaboration
In a world of increasing pressures from climate change, water utilities need to maintain—or even improve—their ability to continue provision safe and...
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factor of COVID-19 and Impacts of Meteorological and Social Variables on Its Propagation in Punjab, Pakistan
The current study identifies the spatial distribution of COVID-19 cases and its association with meteorological and social variables in Punjab...
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Factors Affecting Indoor Environmental Qualities of Social-Housing Projects in South Africa
The South African housing delivery plan faces various economic and social challenges, which include a high unemployment rate, low income, a huge...
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Social transformations of cultural heritage: from benefaction to sponsoring: Evidence from mountain regions in Greece
The concept of benefaction, as shaped in the pre-industrial society, has been altered and replaced by the modern term of sponsoring. The verbal...
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The social geometry of collaborative flood risk management: a hydrosocial case study of Tillamook County, Oregon
Coastal and riparian flooding are costly and disruptive natural hazards and already a regular part of life in some areas of the USA. Flooding events...
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Application of analytical-network-process (ANP) for evaluation of key-performance-indicators (KPI) for application of blockchain technology in infrastructure projects
Among all phases of the construction project life cycle, from planning to operation and maintenance, the project owner needs to spend maximum in...
