Exposure data available to developers of earthquake loss models are often very crudely aggregated spatially, and in such cases very considerable effort can be required to refine the geographical resolution of the building stock inventory. The influence of the geographical resolution of the exposure data …

This paper is based on all text received since the conference was announced late in 2009. Prospective participants were informed that no individual papers were expected but that the conference would be structured around one document, baptized ‘Lead-paper’, that would go through several rounds of amendments, …

The horseracing industry in Germany and the Netherlands is facing challenging times. During the last years, the racing industry missed the opportunity to adapt to current needs and interests which hindered development. The only changes have been reactive, driven by necessity and led by single parties …

In this paper we investigate the possible consequences of different institutional settings (in casu the legal system) on externalities and their effect on the efficient allocation of externalities. We investigate whether the restriction of marginally low transaction costs can be relaxed if the legal …

The developments in the field of media, technology and business models are going faster and ensure that the publisher can choose from a wide range of publish possibilities. As well private as in practice the consumer changes its search-, read- and buying motive. Companies within but also outside the …

Purpose - The purpose of this article is to help schools for vocational education determine teachers' continuing professional development needs associated with implementing competence-based education programs, so that these schools can develop better attuned HR policies. It investigates which elements …

On a yearly basis, some 750 million cubic meters of groundwater is extracted from the soil for public water supply. In order to ensure the quality of water sources for both current and future needs, this project is going to clarify the influence of land use on groundwater quality in Achterhoek

The human memory has an associative nature. Association and mental visualization combine skills and structures of the left and right brain halves. It is easier to remember pictures, photographs or drawings than words or sentences. In fact, it usually takes a lot of effort to remember words and sentences …

Refill City, established February 2006, is a company which specializes in the refill of ink cartridges. Not only do they offer ink cartridge refills to their consumers, but they also have their own cartridges that can be purchased. Nowadays they are a growing company, but they have not exported yet. …

Marcel de Goedes perspective on the 2006 war is that of IDFs strategic culture, meaning the ideas, attitudes, traditions, habits of mind and preferred methods of operation that have been developed during its unique historical experience. He lists explanations for IDFs disappointing performance, describes …