ORCID Profile
0000-0001-7263-2953
Current Organisation
Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2019
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Date: 2011
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 12-2012
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-2010
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.2.75
Abstract: Delivery of electrical power to the end users by the wires systems (grids) has been in practice for more than seven decades. However, recent global renewed interest in distributed generation is due to the constraints or shortcomings of this traditional method. These range from the environmental impact of the fossil-fired conventional power plants, unreliability of this system since the long transmission lines are vulnerable to natural hazards which could result to cascading power system failures, to public opposition to upgrading of the existing or installation of new transmission lines whenever the need arises. This paper reviews the main drivers for the renewed global interest in distributed generation the values that could be derived from adopting this technology, from various perspectives as well as the factors militating against it despite the potential benefits.
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Date: 21-06-2018
Abstract: Weather risk perception research lacks multihazard and transcultural datasets. This hypothesis-generating study used a cognitive behavioral approach and Brunswik’s lens model for subjective risk parameters across eight countries. In Germany, Poland, Israel, the United States, Brazil, India, Malaysia, and Australia, 812 field interviews took place with a uniform set of 37 questions about weather interest, media access, elementary meteorological knowledge, weather fear, preparedness, loss due to weather, and sociodemography. The local randomized quota s les were strictly tested for s le errors however, they cannot be considered representative for in idual countries due to s le size and methodology. Highly rated subjective risks included flood, heat, tornado, and lightning. Weather fear was most prominent in the Malaysian s le and lowest in the German. Subjective elements were further explored with bivariate correlations and a multivariate regression analysis. Sociodemography correlated with psychological variables like knowledge, interest, and fear. Fear was related with subjective risk less educated and informed people were more fearful. A linear regression analysis identified interest, gender, housing type, education, loss due to weather, and local weather access as the significant predictors for preparedness. The level of preparedness was highest in the United States and Australia and lowest in the Malaysian and Brazilian s les. A lack of meteorological training and infrequent loss experiences make media communication important and emphasize the value of repetition for basic information. Elements of this survey can serve to monitor weather-related psychological orientations of vulnerable population groups. Finally, this survey provides a template with which larger representative transcultural multihazard perception studies can be pursued.
Publisher: VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
Date: 31-12-2014
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 11-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2018
Publisher: IEEE
Date: 06-2013
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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