The evolution and diversification of flood risk management strategies outline the growing involvement of societies and the recognition of their capacity of action.
Even though the EU has pursued a combination of traditionally restrictive objectives, the partner countries have demonstrated in their implementation of this policy instrument a capacity of action and have been "able to use European policy as an opportunity rather than responding to a pressure" (Featherstone & Radaelli, 2003, p. 46).
The current economic crisis and reduced public expenditure were considered to exacerbate the problem and reduce the capacity of action of the local system.
When a person has no practical possibility to act because something or someone constrains their (second-order) capacity of action, then they are disabled and impaired, and not 'in health'.
In addition, means may be implemented to increase the perceived capacity for action of at-risk populations and their feelings of self-efficiency in terms of health.
The record lows in coal power generation come as the UK enters the summer months, which sees lower demand for electricity, and with more than half of the country's coal capacity out of action, for example for planned maintenance.
This study is part of a larger assessment of the capacity for action in nutrition in West Africa.
It knows that it must act quickly in responding to disasters everywhere earthquakes and wars, floods and famines but it also sees the need to engage in the slower, more delicate task of building a capacity for action that is careful, thoughtful, and tailored to local conditions and needs.
The social sector ministries suffered a setback in their capacity for action due to reorganizations of the administrative structure and reduction of public spending budget.
This model – Burden of Treatment Theory – aims to facilitate a new understanding of the interaction between capacity for action and the work that healthcare systems pass on to patients and their relational networks.
Compared with conventional yielding strength (i.e. capacity of flexural action without considering the existence of beam axial forces), both CAA and catenary action can significantly enhance the structural resistance.
