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Comparative biology and pesticide susceptibility of Amblydromella caudiglans and Galendromus occidentalis as spider mite predators in apple orchards

Schmidt-Jeffris, Rebecca ; Beers, Elizabeth

In: Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2015, vol. 67, no. 1, p. 35-47

Natural disasters and electoral outcomes

Masiero, Giuliano ; Santarossa, Michael

In: European Journal of Political Economy, 2021, vol. 67, p. 19 p

Natural disasters are good examples of catastrophic events that may affect vote decisions. In this study, we analyze how the occurrence of earthquakes changes voters' behavior at municipal elections and which channels drive this change, focusing in particular on the role of media exposure. We exploit data from 13,338 municipal electoral cycles where incumbents seek reelection between 1993 and...

Eduquer à la condition terrestre

Pellaud, Francine ; Eastes, Richard-Emmanuel

In: Education relative à l'environnement, 2020, p. 1-19

Si le développement durable a réussi l’exploit de s’immiscer jusqu’au sein de l’économie et que son éducation a investi la plupart des programmes scolaires, force est de constater que, près de 30 ans plus tard, extinctions massives, pollutions, disparités sociales, catastrophes écologiques et surexploitations sont notre pain quotidien. Ce résultat, contre-productif et alarmant,...

The environmental cost and the accident externality of driving : evidence from the Swiss franc’s appreciation

Bello, Piera

This study investigates the effects of driving on air quality and road safety by exploiting exogenous variation in traffic flows associated with the Swiss franc’s appreciation. During the Swiss franc’s appreciation, the volume of cars crossing the Swiss-Italian border rose considerably– the higher purchasing power of Swiss francs in the Euro area induced more Italian workers to cross the...

Three essays in economics of catastrophes

Slerca, Edoardo ; Jametti, Mario (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2018 ; 2018ECO013.

Many events can have a catastrophic effect on an economic environment, such as natural disasters, wars, migrations, pandemic diseases, etc. This thesis focuses on three of them: catastrophic agglomeration of firms as a response to tax differentials, immigration phenomena described as catastrophic by the natives and catastrophic earthquakes with destructive consequences for both physical and...

Response of drainage systems to Neogene evolution of the Jura fold-thrust belt and Upper Rhine Graben

Ziegler, Peter ; Fraefel, Marielle

In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 2009, vol. 102, no. 1, p. 57-75

Spatio-temporal analysis of fish and their habitat: a case study on a highly degraded Swiss river system prior to extensive rehabilitation

Weber, Christine ; Peter, Armin ; Zanini, Flavio

In: Aquatic Sciences, 2007, vol. 69, no. 1, p. 162-172

Historical record of mercury contamination in sediments from the Babeni Reservoir in the Olt River, Romania

Bravo, Andrea ; Loizeau, Jean-Luc ; Ancey, Lydie ; Ungureanu, Viorel ; Dominik, Janusz

In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2009, vol. 16, p. 66-75

Plio-Pleistocene transpressional reactivation of Paleozoic and Paleogene structures in the Rhine-Bresse transform zone (northern Switzerland and eastern France)

Giamboni, M. ; Ustaszewski, K. ; Schmid, S. ; Schumacher, M. ; Wetzel, A.

In: International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2004, vol. 93, no. 2, p. 207-223

Reproductive health of brown trout inhabiting Swiss rivers with declining fish catch

Körner, Oliver ; Vermeirssen, Etiënne ; Burkhardt-Holm, Patricia

In: Aquatic Sciences, 2007, vol. 69, no. 1, p. 26-40