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| Author | Strobl, E. | ||||
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The Impact of Typhoons on Economic Activity in the Philippines: Evidence from Nightlight Intensity | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | ADB Economics Working Paper Series | Abbreviated Journal | |
| Volume | 589 | Issue | Pages | ||
| Keywords | Remote Sensing | ||||
| Abstract | We quantify the economic impact of typhoons in the Philippines. To this end we construct a panel data set of local economic activity derived from nightlight intensity satellite images and a cell level measure of typhoon damage constructed from storm track data, a wind field model, and a stylized damage function. Our econometric results reveal that there is a statistically and potentially economically significant, albeit short- lived, impact of typhoon destruction on local economic activity. Constructing risk profiles from a 60-year historical set of storms suggests that (near) future losses in economic activity for frequent (5-year return period) and rare (50-year return period) events are likely to range from between 1.0% and 2.5%. |
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| Call Number | IDA @ intern @ | Serial | 2641 | ||
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| Author | Nankoo, S.; Raymond, S.; Galvez-Cloutier, R. | ||||
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The impact of the Jacques Cartier bridge illumination on the food chain: from insects to predators | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Community Ecology | Abbreviated Journal | Community Ecology |
| Volume | 20 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 172-180 |
| Keywords | Animals; Ecology | ||||
| Abstract | Artificial light at night can impact numerous diurnal species by influencing their distribution and habits. In this study, artificial lights placed on the Jacques Cartier bridge in Montreal, Canada were evaluated to determine their impact on insects, insectivorous birds and peregrine falcons. The impact was measured the year the illumination begun and the year following (two years in total). Insect distribution and abundance at three different sites around the bridge was measured. Insectivorous bird abundance and activity were evaluated by observing the cliff swallow as a proxy. Peregrine falcon presence and nesting behavior at the bridge was measured. Insects (aerial and aquatic) were found to be more abundant closer to the illuminated part of the bridge and particularly in the year following the illumination's beginning. Similarly, cliff swallows were more abundant at the bridge the year following the start of the illumination and their activity was more important closer to the illuminated section. Peregrine falcons were only present at the bridge in the year following the beginning of the illumination and specifically at the illuminated part of the bridge. No nesting was detected. These three groups are connected to each other through a food chain in which insect abundance impacts insectivorous bird abundance, which in turn impacts peregrine falcon presence. The illumination therefore positively impacts these three groups separately and together through their food chain. This research highlights the importance of monitoring bird and insect population close to the bridge and further continuation of these observations are necessary to determine if the observed tendency will continue to develop throughout the years. | ||||
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| ISSN | 1585-8553 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | GFZ @ kyba @ | Serial | 2705 | ||
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| Author | Heger, M.P.; Neumayer, E. | ||||
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The impact of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Aceh's long-term economic growth | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | Journal of Development Economics | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of Development Economics |
| Volume | 141 | Issue | Pages | 102365 | |
| Keywords | Remote Sensing; Natural disasters; Aceh; Indonesia | ||||
| Abstract | Existing studies typically find that natural disasters have negative economic consequences, resulting in, at best, a recovery to trend after initial losses or, at worst, longer term sustained losses. We exploit the unexpected nature of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami for carrying out a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences analysis of flooded districts and sub-districts in Aceh. The Indonesian province saw the single largest aid and reconstruction effort of any developing world region ever afflicted by a natural disaster. We show that this effort triggered higher long-term economic output than would have happened in the absence of the tsunami. | ||||
| Address | The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA | ||||
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| Publisher | Elsevier | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
| Language | English | Summary Language | English | Original Title | |
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| ISSN | 0304-3878 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | GFZ @ kyba @ | Serial | 2558 | ||
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| Author | Leung, S.T.; McKinney, R.A.; Watt, A.J. | ||||
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The impact of light during the night | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2019 | Publication | eLife | Abbreviated Journal | eLife |
| Volume | 8 | Issue | Pages | in press | |
| Keywords | Commentary; *brain development; *chicken; *light-at-night; *neuroscience; *pineal gland; *steroid | ||||
| Abstract | Exposing chicks to one hour of light during the night disrupts the release of a hormone that is needed by cells in the developing brain to survive. | ||||
| Address | Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada | ||||
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| Language | English | Summary Language | Original Title | ||
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| ISSN | 2050-084X | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | PMID:31714876; PMCID:PMC6850772 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | GFZ @ kyba @ | Serial | 2795 | ||
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| Author | Ściężor, T. | ||||
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The impact of clouds on the brightness of the night sky | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer | Abbreviated Journal | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer |
| Volume | in press | Issue | Pages | 106962 | |
| Keywords | Skyglow | ||||
| Abstract | Clouds are a kind of atmospheric factor that most effectively scatters the artificial light coming from the ground. Therefore, they have the most significant impact on the brightness of the night sky. The paper analyses the influence of both the level of cloudiness, as well as the genera of clouds and altitude of its base, on amplifying of the light pollution. The impact of cloudiness on the brightness of the night sky in places with different levels of light pollution was researched. Measurements of meteorological elements were used together with clouds genera assessments. The introduction of an innovative method of identifying some genera of clouds on the base of the all-night continuous measurements of the sky's brightness allowed for a similar analysis in the absence of observational data specifying the genera of clouds. A linear correlation between the cloudiness and the brightness of the night sky was found. The determined linear correlation parameters allow for specifying the three types of light-polluted areas, possibly related to the density of population. It was found that among the nine genera of the identified night clouds, the Altocumulus, Cirrocumulus, and Cumulonimbus ones are responsible for this correlation. No dependence of the brightness of the night sky on the clouds’ albedo was found. In case of overcast sky, there was a clear relationship between the average altitude of the individual genus of clouds and the brightness of the night sky. Most of the night sky brightness comes from the light scattered on the lowest altitude clouds genera, while the least contribution comes from the light scattered on the high-level clouds. It was also found that at the freezing temperatures, the layer of aerosols forms below the level of the genera Nimbostratus or Stratus. This layer, thickening with the decreasing temperature, additionally scatters the artificial light. |
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| ISSN | 0022-4073 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Notes | Approved | no | |||
| Call Number | GFZ @ kyba @ | Serial | 2859 | ||
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