As we move further into the 21 century businesses in the electronics industry will face increasingly turbulent times. This paper focuses on one particular kind of turbulence: socalled Acts of God, i.e. natural disasters like floods, droughts, waves, fires and other extreme weather events. While all businesses have always been subject to these disasters, they are occurring to an unprecedented de...

Desertification is a typical disaster risk event in which human settlements and living environments are destroyed. Desertification Disaster Risk Assessment can control and prevent the occurrence and development of desertification disasters and reduce their adverse influence on human society. This study presents the methodology and procedure for risk assessment and zoning of desertification disa...

Natural disasters pose serious threats to large urban areas, therefore understanding and predicting human movements is critical for evaluating a population's vulnerability and resilience and developing plans for disaster evacuation, response and relief. However, only limited research has been conducted into the effect of natural disasters on human mobility. This study examines how natural disas...