WHY PEOPLE LIVE IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS IN AKURESSA, SRI LANKA

Why People Live in Flood-Prone Areas in Akuressa, Sri Lanka

Abstract To investigate why people live in areas at high risk of floods, a Books qualitative case study was carried out in the areas around Akuressa, in southwest Sri Lanka.Data collection consisted mainly of semistructured interviews with local residents and government officials.The purpose was to study why people live in areas at high risk of flo

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The Use of Modern Educational Technologies in Remote Learning in Higher Education During a Pandemic: the Case of COVID-19 in Cameroon

Abstract: In March 2020, the Spoons first case of COVID-19 was discovered in Cameroon.This led to the Higher Education Institutions resorting to remote learning to ensure continued teaching and learning.The researcher thus set out to bring to the limelight some recommendations for the use of educational technologies for remote learning in Cameroon

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Travel and terrain advice statements in public avalanche bulletins: a quantitative analysis of who uses this information, what makes it useful, and how it can be improved for users

Recreationists are responsible for developing their own risk management plans for travelling in avalanche terrain.To help recreationists mitigate their exposure to avalanche hazard, many avalanche warning services include explicit travel and terrain advice (TTA) statements in their daily avalanche bulletins where forecasters offer guidance about wh

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