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  1. Article ; Online: Global exposure to flood risk and poverty

    Thomas K. J. McDermott

    Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 3

    Abstract: Flooding is a pervasive natural hazard, with new research demonstrating that more than one in five people around the world live in areas directly exposed to 1-in-100 year flood risk. Exposure to such flood risk is particularly concentrated amongst lower ... ...

    Abstract Flooding is a pervasive natural hazard, with new research demonstrating that more than one in five people around the world live in areas directly exposed to 1-in-100 year flood risk. Exposure to such flood risk is particularly concentrated amongst lower income households worldwide.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Global exposure to flood risk and poverty.

    McDermott, Thomas K J

    Nature communications

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 3529

    MeSH term(s) Climate Change ; Floods ; Poverty
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-30725-6
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  3. Article ; Online: On the frontlines

    Daniel Vila / Thomas K. J. McDermott

    International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 6

    Abstract: Abstract Recent literature has suggested a link between poor air quality and worse COVID-19 outcomes. In the United States, this link is particularly noteworthy because of residential sorting along ethnic lines within the US population; minorities are ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Recent literature has suggested a link between poor air quality and worse COVID-19 outcomes. In the United States, this link is particularly noteworthy because of residential sorting along ethnic lines within the US population; minorities are disproportionately exposed to health hazards, including air pollution. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have also been disproportionately concentrated amongst minorities. We explore the association between air quality and COVID-19 outcomes, using county level data for the United States from the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, and test whether exposure to more polluted air can account for some of the observed disparities in COVID-19 outcomes among minorities.
    Keywords COVID-19 ; Air quality ; Race ; Inequality ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: Conversion disorder and the trouble with trauma.

    Kanaan, Richard A A / Craig, Thomas K J

    Psychological medicine

    2019  Volume 49, Issue 10, Page(s) 1585–1588

    MeSH term(s) Conversion Disorder/classification ; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ; Humans ; Psychological Trauma/classification ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/classification
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 217420-0
    ISSN 1469-8978 ; 0033-2917
    ISSN (online) 1469-8978
    ISSN 0033-2917
    DOI 10.1017/S0033291719000990
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  5. Book: The economics of climate-resilient development

    Fankhauser, Samuel / McDermott, Thomas K. J

    2016  

    Author's details edited by Sam Fankhauser, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, UK ; Thomas K.J. McDermott, School of Economics, University College Cork, Ireland
    Keywords Klimaänderung ; Anpassung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Klimawandel ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer
    Language English
    Size xii, 233 Seiten
    Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing
    Publishing place Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA
    Document type Book
    Note Enthält 11 Beiträge ; Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 218-221
    ISBN 9781785360305 ; 9781785360312 ; 1785360302 ; 1785360310
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  6. Article ; Online: Exploration of the influence of insecure attachment and parental maltreatment on the incidence and course of adult clinical depression.

    Brown, George W / Harris, Tirril O / Craig, Thomas K J

    Psychological medicine

    2018  Volume 49, Issue 6, Page(s) 1025–1032

    Abstract: Background: Both childhood maltreatment and insecure attachment are known to be associated with depression in adulthood. The extent insecure attachment increases the risk of adult clinical depression over that of parental maltreatment among women in the ...

    Abstract Background: Both childhood maltreatment and insecure attachment are known to be associated with depression in adulthood. The extent insecure attachment increases the risk of adult clinical depression over that of parental maltreatment among women in the general population is explored, using those at high risk because of their selection for parental maltreatment together with an unselected sample.
    Methods: Semi-structured interviews and investigator-based measures are employed.
    Results: Insecure attachment is highly associated with parental maltreatment with both contributing to the risk of depression, with attachment making a substantial independent contribution. Risk of depression did not vary by type of insecure attachment, but the core pathways of the dismissive and enmeshed involved the whole life course in terms of greater experience of a mother's physical abuse and their own anger as an adult, with both related to adult depression being more often provoked by a severely threatening event involving humiliation rather than loss. By contrast, depression of the insecure fearful and withdrawn was more closely associated with both current low self-esteem and an inadequately supportive core relationship. In terms of depression taking a chronic course, insecure attachment was again a key risk factor, but with this now closely linked with the early experience of a chaotic life style but with this involving only a modest number of women.
    Conclusions: Both insecure attachment and parental maltreatment contribute to an increased risk of depression with complex effects involving types of insecure attachment.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Child ; Child Abuse/psychology ; Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Interviews as Topic ; Mother-Child Relations/psychology ; Object Attachment ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 217420-0
    ISSN 1469-8978 ; 0033-2917
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    ISSN 0033-2917
    DOI 10.1017/S0033291718001721
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  7. Article: A discrete choice experiment exploring farmer preferences for insurance against extreme weather events

    Doherty, Edel / Mellett, Sinead / Norton, Daniel / McDermott, Thomas K.J / Hora, Denis O’ / Ryan, Mary

    Journal of environmental management. 2021 July 15, v. 290

    2021  

    Abstract: Agriculture represents one of the most vulnerable sectors to extreme weather events that are projected to increase with climate change. Insurance has been advocated as a more efficient means to ensure financial security to farmers, than post-disaster aid ...

    Abstract Agriculture represents one of the most vulnerable sectors to extreme weather events that are projected to increase with climate change. Insurance has been advocated as a more efficient means to ensure financial security to farmers, than post-disaster aid for damages. A potential drawback of insurance however, is that unless carefully designed it could dis-incentivise farmers to engage in wider farm adaptation measures or lead to more risk-taking behaviour. This paper analyses the attractiveness of publicly-backed climate risk insurance offerings to farmers and explores their preferences for elements of insurance schemes that do not negatively affect incentives for wider farm adaptation. Specifically, a discrete choice experiment is used to reveal Irish farmers’ preferences for multi-annual insurance contracts and weather-indexed versus traditional indemnity insurance and cost. Results indicate that a majority of farmers are willing to buy publicly-backed insurance for protection from extreme weather events. Younger farmers, farmers who currently have farm insurance, farmers from certain geographical locations and farmers who have been previously affected by extreme weather events are more likely to buy insurance. With respect to the design of insurance schemes, farmers prefer multi-annual coverage versus annual renewal. They also prefer indexed-insurance and have a strong preference for cheaper coverage. Despite the important role that insurance could play in protecting farms financially from damage caused by extreme weather events, few studies have examined preference for weather-indexed insurance within a European context. New evidence on farmer preferences and intended behaviours is therefore critical to inform policy in this area.
    Keywords climate ; climate change ; environmental management ; farmers ; farms ; insurance ; issues and policy ; risk ; risk behavior ; weather ; willingness to pay
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0715
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112607
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  8. Article ; Online: Fast neutron activation of ubiquitous materials.

    Lee, M / Norman, E B / Akindele, O A / Thomas, K J / Guillaumon, P V / Sabella, J L / Meyer, R E / Shugart, H A

    Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine

    2022  Volume 181, Page(s) 110098

    Abstract: Nuclear explosions expose ubiquitous materials to large numbers of neutrons, producing a variety of radioactive isotopes. To simulate such phenomena from both fission and thermonuclear explosions, we irradiated 29 different targets with approximately 3 ... ...

    Abstract Nuclear explosions expose ubiquitous materials to large numbers of neutrons, producing a variety of radioactive isotopes. To simulate such phenomena from both fission and thermonuclear explosions, we irradiated 29 different targets with approximately 3 and 14 MeV neutrons and measured the beta-delayed gamma rays using germanium detectors. For each neutron energy, the expected radioisotopes, half-lives, and gamma ray energies were deduced. From measurements of the ratios of activities of the radionuclides produced by neutron irradiations, we were able to identify several materials that are particularly sensitive to the neutron energy spectra.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1142596-9
    ISSN 1872-9800 ; 0883-2889 ; 0969-8043
    ISSN (online) 1872-9800
    ISSN 0883-2889 ; 0969-8043
    DOI 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110098
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  9. Article: The impact of flooding disruption on the spatial distribution of commuter's income

    Kilgarriff, Paul / Thomas K. J. McDermott / Amaya Vega / Karyn Morrissey / Cathal O'Donoghue

    Journal of environmental economics and policy. 2019 Jan. 2, v. 8, no. 1

    2019  

    Abstract: Flooding already imposes substantial costs to the economy. Costs are expected to rise in future, both as a result of changing weather patterns due to climate change, but also because of changes in exposure to flood risk resulting from socio-economic ... ...

    Abstract Flooding already imposes substantial costs to the economy. Costs are expected to rise in future, both as a result of changing weather patterns due to climate change, but also because of changes in exposure to flood risk resulting from socio-economic trends such as economic growth and urbanisation. Existing cost estimates tend to focus on direct damages, excluding potentially important indirect effects such as disruptions to transport and other essential services. This paper estimates the costs to commuters as a result of travel disruptions caused by a flooding event. Using Galway, Ireland as a case study, the commuting travel times under the status quo and during the period of the floods and estimated additional costs imposed, are simulated for every commuter. Results show those already facing large commuting costs are burdened with extra costs with those in rural areas particularly vulnerable. In areas badly affected, extra costs amount to 39% of earnings (during the period of disruption), while those on lower incomes suffer proportionately greater losses. Commuting is found to have a regressive impact on the income distribution, increasing the Gini coefficient from 0.32 to 0.38.
    Keywords case studies ; climate change ; cost estimates ; floods ; income ; income distribution ; risk factors ; rural areas ; socioeconomics ; travel ; urbanization ; Ireland
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-0102
    Size p. 48-64.
    Publishing place Routledge
    Document type Article
    ISSN 2160-6552
    DOI 10.1080/21606544.2018.1502098
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  10. Book ; Article ; Online: Climate, urbanization, and conflict

    Castells-Quintana, David / McDermott, Thomas K. J.

    The effects of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder

    2019  

    Abstract: In this paper, we test the effect of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder for a panel of large cities in developing countries. We focus on a particular mechanism, namely the displacement of population into (large) cities. We test this ... ...

    Abstract In this paper, we test the effect of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder for a panel of large cities in developing countries. We focus on a particular mechanism, namely the displacement of population into (large) cities. We test this hypothesis using a novel dataset on floods−distinguishing those that affected large cities directly from those that occurred outside of our sample of large cities. Floods are found to be associated with faster growth of the population in the city, and in turn with a higher likelihood (and frequency) of urban social disorder events. Our evidence suggests that the effects of floods on urban social disorder occur (mainly) through the displacement of population, and the "push" of people into large cities. Our findings have important implications for evaluating future climate change, as well as for policies regarding adaptation to climate change and disaster resilience.
    Keywords ddc:330 ; D90 ; I30 ; J60 ; O10 ; Q00 ; Q01 ; Q50 ; climate change ; conflict ; floods ; migration ; rainfall ; social disorder ; urbanization
    Subject code 910
    Language English
    Publisher Manila: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    Publishing country de
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