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The aim of the paper is to analyze the key ethical aspects of the application of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in disaster risk reduction (DRR), identifying the challenges and proposing a framework for their responsible solving. GenAI is a transformative technology in DRR, which offers new possibilities for predicting, preventing and responding to natural disasters. GenAI can create detailed simulations for training, analyze large data sets in real time, generate personalized warnings and optimize log...

The aim of the paper is to examine the role of the break-even point (BEP) as a business management tool in the conditions of natural disasters and to propose various managerial scenarios for effective decision-making after severe damage to production equipment. The break-even point of a company represents the sales volume or revenue level at which total revenues equal total costs (both fixed and variable), meaning that the enterprise neither makes a profit nor incurs a loss. Below this threshold, the company opera...

The aim of the paper is to propose an analysis of the current status of scenario-based disaster response training with extended reality (XR). It is considered the different scenarios designed and developed by XR tools and technologies, and also their application for innovative training to effective response upon the occurrence of various natural disasters. In recent years, with permanently established the climate change, there has been a steady increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters as intens...

The aim of the paper is to propose guidelines for a general virtual reality based framework for training people how to behave and evacuate in business buildings during disastrous events. Disaster is a chain of dangerous events or exposure to hazardous conditions, which could lead to harmful damages to people with an eventual loss of life or property. Such risk conditions can be managed by planning well ahead before disasters occur and by performing suitable training to avoid critical disaster consequences. The pap...

The main objective of the paper is to conduct a research on the applicability of the Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual reality (VR) in disaster preparedness training for society resilience. In recent years, worldwide and in Bulgaria there has been an increase in the number and intensity of natural disasters. There is an increase in the adverse effects of disasters on people's lives, social relations, economic growth and sustainable development. Prevention and reduction of risk is required. It is necessary for soc...

The main objective of the paper is to propose an innovative approach to analyzing the vulnerability of electricity networks from natural hazards. The proposed innovative approach is based on the principles (technology) of virtual reality (VR). The main features and advantages of VR are discussed. The possibilities of VR for the study of the negative impact of natural hazards on the infrastructure are analyzed. The importance and timeliness of an in-depth analysis of the vulnerability of electricity networks from t...