Browsing by Subject "Resilience"
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Analysis of Resilience in US Stock Markets during Natural Disasters
(2016)Different studies relating to resilience have been performed on stock markets for disasters around the world. Researchers have tried to figure out if stock markets were resilient or not during a particular disaster. In ... -
BAYESIAN KERNEL METHODS FOR THE RISK ANALYSIS AND RESILIENCE MODELING OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
(2015-08-14)The protection of critical infrastructures has recently garnered attention with an emphasis on analyzing the risk and improving the resilience of such systems. With the abundance of data, risk managers should be able to ... -
Coastal vulnerability: Impact of port disruptions and the economic impacts of tropical cyclones
(2020-12)Coastal counties in the United States account for less than 10% of the nation’s land mass. Yet, approximately 40% of the country’s population, or over 127 million people, live in these areas. The population density of ... -
Community Vulnerability Perspectives on Infrastructure Network Resilience Decision Making
(2019-05-10)Critical interdependent infrastructure networks such as water distribution, natural gas pipeline, electricity power, communication and transportation systems provide the essential necessities for societies and their ... -
Fairness-Based Transportation Resilience for Communities under Tsunami Hazard
(2021-12)Abstract: Natural disasters such as tsunamis have catastrophic impacts on the functionality and resilience of transportation networks in impacted areas, and they can damage coastal regions hundreds of kilometers away from ... -
Game Theory Application of Resilience Community Road-Bridge Transportation System
(2017-12-15)This thesis considers the problem of game theory application in resilience-based road-bridge transportation network. Bridges in a community may be owned and maintained by separated entities. These owners may have different ... -
Measuring and Optimizing Influence for Resilient Community Networks
(2018)Social networks and the use of technology allow communities to be connected, creating opportunities for individuals to spread information and influence others. This communication is critical when disruptions, such as natural ... -
Optimal structure patterns for resilient corporate networks
(2019-12-13)Corporate networks are sets of companies maintaining formal relations between them in the form of contracts (INSEE, 2016). This type of network is generally affected when unexpected events happen, such as financial crises ... -
Project Network Implementation of Infrastructure System Restoration
(2020-05)Infrastructure system restoration at shortest time became a paramount demand to retain system’s functionality to normal performance and avoid services from being ceased for a long time. Enormous studies elucidated the ... -
Resilience-Based Performance Modeling and Decision Optimization for Transportation Network
(2017-12-15)The economy and social well-being of a community heavily rely on the availability and functionality of its critical infrastructure systems, including power, water, gas, and transportation. Roadway networks are a fundamental ... -
Strings of Traitors: Social Networks and the Organizational Trajectory of the Khmer Rouge
(2019-05-10)How do social networks shape the development and trajectory of militant organizations and revolutionary parties engaged in the process of establishing political order through violence? In this dissertation, I argue that ... -
Tri-level Interdiction Model for Enhancing Interdependent Network Resilience
(2021-07-28)Network-based systems widely appear in different service, community, industrial, and economic systems such as electric power, water supply, transportation, and telecommunication networks. Due to the significant role of ... -
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurship and resilience among the Boruca Indians of Costa Rica
(2017-03-13)This paper aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and resilience in an indigenous context. The overarching research questions are: What are the mechanisms that link entrepreneurial thought and action to ...