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Les tsunamis, les vagues d'impulsion et les ruptures de barrages représentent des phénomènes extrêmes qui mettent en danger la vie des personnes et la fonctionnalité des infrastructures. Des événements récents dans l'Océan Indien (2004), au Japon (2011) et ...

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A risk-based multi-level stress test methodology: application to six critical non-nuclear infrastructures in Europe

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How do Transport Infrastructure and Policies Affect House Prices and Rents? Evidence from Athens, Greece

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The interaction between land use and transportation infrastructure is a topic that has been extensively researched and continues to be of interest as new underlying economic, infrastructure and environmental conditions emerge. In this research, the direct ...

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