─We propose conception of the identification and forecasting of threatening situations in a Smart Space. This applies to the problem of public safety hazards caused by natural disasters, human activity, equipments failures, and is the important element of a proper functioning of modern society. Protection against threats is becoming increasingly possible with the development of "Smart Connected...

Recently, natural disasters regularly strike major cities in Japan, leading to numerous fatalities and billions of yen property infrastructure damage each year. This paper surveys researche various analysis about the effect on economic activity.

With the increasing tendency of natural hazards, the typhoon/hurricane/tropical cyclone induced surge, wave, precipitation and river flood as extreme external loads not only menace Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in coastal areas, but also some inland territorial NPP. For all of planned, designed and constructed NPP the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China and International Atomic Energy ...

This paper examines the recent experience with insurance and other risk-financing instruments in developing countries in order to gain insights into the effectiveness of these instruments in reducing economic insecurity. Insurance and other risk financing strategies are viewed as efforts to recover from negative income shocks through risk pooling and transfer. Specific examples of public-privat...