A comprehensive guide to managing and mitigating natural disasters
Recent years have seen a surge in the number, frequency, and severity of natural disasters, with further increases expected as the climate continues to change. However, advanced computational and geospatial technologies have enabled the development of sophisticated early warning systems and techniques to predict, manage, and mitigate disasters.Techniques for Disaster Risk Management and Mitigation explores different approaches to forecasting disasters and provides guidance on mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Volume highlights include:
- Review of current and emerging technologies for disaster prediction
- Different approaches to risk management and mitigation
- Strategies for implementing disaster plans and infrastructure improvements
- Guidance on integrating artificial intelligence with GIS and earth observation data
- Examination of the regional and global impacts of disasters under climate variability
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1 Concepts and Methodologies of Environmental Hazards and Disasters |
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2 Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Solutions in the Hilly State of Mizoram, Northeast India |
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3 Urban Risk and Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards: A Perspective from Million-Plus Cities on the Indian Subcontinent |
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4 The Contribution of Earth Observation in Disaster Prediction, Management, and Mitigation: A Holistic View |
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Section II Atmospheric Hazards and Disasters |
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5 Tropical Cyclones Over the North Indian Ocean in Changing Climate |
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6 Simulation of Intensity and Track of Tropical Cyclones Over the Arabian Sea Using the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) Modeling System with Different Initial Conditions (ICs) |
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7 Development of a Soft Computing Model from the Reanalyzed Atmospheric Data to Detect Severe Weather Conditions |
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8 Lightning, the Global Electric Circuit, and Climate |
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9 An Exploration of the Panther Mountain Crater Impact Using Spatial Data and CIS Spatial Correlation Analysis Techniques |
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Konstantinos P. Ferentinos |
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Section III Land Hazards and Disasters |
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10 Satellite Radar Interferometry Processing and Elevation Change Analysis for Geoenvironmental Hazard Assessment |
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11 Assessing the Use of Sentinel-2 in Burnt Area Cartography: Findings from a Case Study in Spain |
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Konstantinos P. Ferentinos |
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12 Assimilating SEVIRI Satellite Observation into the Name-Ill Dispersion Model to Improve Volcanic Ash Forecast |
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13 Geoinformation Technology for Drought Assessment |
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14 Introduction to Landslides |
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15 Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment using Statistical Information Value (SIV) and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Himachal Pradesh, India |
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16 One-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling of the River Tapi: The 2006 Flood, Surat, India |
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Section IV Ocean Hazards and Disasters |
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17 Tropical Cyclone-Induced Storm Surges and Wind Waves in the Bay of Bengal |
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18 Space-Based Measurement of Rainfall Over India and Nearby Oceans Using Remote Sensing Application |
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19 Modeling Tsunami Attenuation and Impacts on Coastal Communities |
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Edited by
Prashant K. Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Sudhir Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor, K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric & Ocean Studies, IIDS, Nehru Science Centre, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
U. C. Mohanty, Visiting Professor, School of Earth Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, India.
Tad Murty, Formerly Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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