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  • 1
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Environmental management. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Hazards. ; Environmental Management. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Literature on the visual hazard -- Land degradation and Desertification -- Process of Aeolian Action -- Surface micromorphology of Aeolian sand grains -- Source of sand for aeolian sand migration -- Impact of Desertification in semi-arid regions -- Long-term temporal analysis of desertification -- Controlling measures for a visual disaster. .
    Abstract: This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing multiscale and multidisciplinary methodologies, merging spatial socioeconomic data with remote sensing data, and using multiple levels and disciplinary approaches. The book also describes how to combine GIS with cutting-edge technologies such as remote sensing, geostatistics, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDAX) analysis, and analytical hierarchy approaches, among others. Included is a thorough case study of the unusual but understudied semi-arid Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, South India. This book encourages the participation of all socioeconomic groups in decision-making and assists authorities and planners in developing suitable plans for the sustainable agricultural growth of an area. The book is an invaluable resource to comprehend and resolve issues about sustainable environmental planning and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 134 p. 48 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819967292
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 2
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    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Climatology. ; Environmental geography. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Sustainability. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Sciences. ; Integrated Geography. ; Environmental Studies. ; Sustainability. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Challenges of Climate Resilient Livelihoods and an Inquiry of Mitigation Strategies in India -- Analysing LULC change on runoff and sediment yield in urbanizing agricultural watershed of monsoonal climate river basin in West Bengal, India -- Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Relationship between Urban Heat Island and Land Use/Cover Type in Bhubaneswar Metropolitan Area, India -- Statistical Downscaling method for Improving Global Model Rainfall forecasts of seasonal rainfall over West Bengal (WB), India -- Identification of Climate Change Vulnerable Zones in Bangladesh through Multivariate Geospatial Analysis -- Water Scarcity in Coastal Bangladesh: Search for Arsenic-safe Aquifer with Geostatistics -- Biodiversity Degradation of Southwestern Region in Saudi Arabia -- Causes and Effects of Water Logging in Dhaka City -- Water Resource Development and Sustainable Initiatives of India: Present and Future -- Mapping and Reclamation of Wastelands in Drought-prone Purulia District of West Bengal, India using Remote Sensing and GIS -- Soil, water salinization and its impact on household food insecurity in the Indian Sundarbans -- Impact of Water Reservoir and Irrigation Canals on Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Upper Kumari River Basin, West Bengal, India -- Spatial pattern of Arsenic contamination in floodplain aquifers, western bank of Bhagirathi River, Lower Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India -- Spatial Pattern of Groundwater Depletion, Its Access and Adaptive Agricultural Strategies in Barddhaman District, West Bengal, India -- Detection of Land Use/Land Cover Changes of Irga Watershed in the North-Eastern Fringe of Choto Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand, India -- An Analytical Study on Interplay between Physiographic Condition and Land Use Land Cover Dynamicity -- Assessment of Land use and Land cover change dynamics using remote sensing and GIS techniques in most effected parts of Rajpur-Sonarpur municipality -- Disaster Risk Reduction in the Changing Scenario -- Exploring the Impacts of River Morphology Change Associated Natural Disasters on Teesta Riparian Environment of Bangladesh -- An Assessment on Effects of Coastal Erosion on Coastal Environment: A Case Study in Coastal Belt between Kalu River mouth and Bologoda River mouth, Sri Lanka -- Vulnerability and Exposures to Landslides in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: A Case Study of Rangamati Town for Building Resilience -- Hydrometeorological Analysis of the 2015 Rarh Bengal Flood in the Lower Gangetic Plain of India: Exceptional, Fast and Furious -- Application of Remotely Sensed Data for Estimation of Indices to Assess Spatiotemporal Aspects of Droughts in Bankura District of West Bengal, India -- Temporal variability of discharge and suspended sediment transport in the Subarnarekha River Basin, eastern India: A geomorphic perspective -- Assessment of Jiadhal River Basin using Sedimentary Petrology and Geospatial Approach -- An Assessment of RUSLE Model and Erosion Vulnerability in the Slopes of Dwarka – Brahmani Lateritic Interfluve, Eastern India -- Urban Flooding Scenario and Human Response in Guwahati, India.
    Abstract: The world is currently experiencing changes in climate and environment that often lead to natural disasters. Nearly three million people worldwide may have been killed in the past 20 years by natural disasters. In total, 90% of the natural disasters and 95% of all disaster-related deaths occur in the developing countries. Recently such problems have accelerated due to LULC change, biodiversity degradation, increased tourism, urbanization and climate change. This book, consisting of 27 chapters, explores the topics of climate, environment and natural disasters in developing countries. It is essential to discuss these diverse issues in the field of geography as it encompasses interdisciplinary topics. The range of issues on national, regional and local dimensions is not only confined to geography but also concerned to other disciplines as well. Therefore, this book is a valuable source for scientists and researchers in allied fields such as climatology, disaster management, environmental science, hydrology, agriculture, and land use studies, among other areas. Furthermore, this book can be of immense help to the planners and decision-makers engaged in dealing with the problems of climate, environmental change and natural disasters in developing countries.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXX, 522 p. 220 illus., 211 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811669668
    Series Statement: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 3
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Bioclimatology. ; Sustainability. ; Financial risk management. ; Natural Hazards. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Risk Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. CORDEX Southeast Asia: Providing Regional Climate Change Information for Enabling Adaptation -- 2. Technical and Infrastructure Modality for Extreme Climate Early Warning in Indonesia -- 3. Challenges in Predicting Extreme Weather Events Over the South Asian Region -- 4. Statistical Characteristics of Extreme Rainfall Events over the Indian Subcontinent -- 5. Complexities of Extreme Rainfall in the Philippines. .
    Abstract: This book presents the challenges of developing countries to understand and manage the risks of extreme natural events. In the seventeen chapters presented, it brings together scientific communities from Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Venezuela to share their expertise in different aspects of managing extreme natural events, particularly those related to climate. It discusses how adaptation to these extreme natural events must be an integral part of national policy of the developing countries dealing with disaster mitigation and management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 455 p. 194 illus., 174 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811925115
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 4
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Natural Hazards. ; Regional Geography. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Background and Connotations -- Environment -- Disaster Risk Assessment -- Risk Management -- Future Prospects. .
    Abstract: This book vividly shows the fostering environment, activity characteristics, distribution pattern, economic losses, casualties, disaster risks and management of earthquakes, mass movement, drought, floods, and marine disasters in the Silk Road region. It develops a multi-scale and multi-disaster risk assessment method to better assess and understand the Silk Road disaster risk. A multi-level collaborative risk management model has been proposed for transboundary disasters, and it also shares case studies on major disaster risk management. The book makes a major step forward to increase the understanding of the disaster risk of the Silk Road region. It presents a holistic understanding of the natural hazards and their induced disaster risks and is a valuable read for scholars, stakeholders and practitioners in the DRR community.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 181 p. 72 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811955839
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 5
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Security systems. ; Climatology. ; Political science. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability. ; Security Science and Technology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Governance and Government.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Overiview of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 1. Summary report of the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making (GSRIDRR 2017) held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan from 19th to 21st of March 2017 -- Chapter 2. Evaluating Current Research Status and Identifying Most Important Future Research Themes -- Part 2: Selected Papers from Keynote Speeches -- Chapter 3. Regional Science Engineering Technology and Innovation (SETI) Support for Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 4. Science and technology commitment to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 -- Chapter 5. Practical Point of View from Donors: “What we expect from science and technology group” – Application to Developing Countries -- Chapter 6. Knowledge to Sustainable Practices: International Network for Transdisciplinary Education (INATE) Approach -- Chapter 7. Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre: a new European Initiative to Bridge Science and Policy -- Part 3: Selected Papers from Presentations (arranged in country alphabetical order) -- Chapter 8. International Federation for Information Processing and its Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 9. Research Capacity in Disaster Risk Reduction – an Indian Perspective -- Chapter 10. Participatory Flood Risk Mapping - How Participatory is It? -- Chapter 11. Grant for Global Sustainability Project: Enhancing the Urban Disaster Resilience of Kathmandu and Yangon through Local Participatory Platform Activities -- Chapter 12. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Existing RC Buildings in Ranau, Sabah Malaysia -- Chapter 13. Large Landslides in México in the Past 10 Years -- Chapter 14. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Management under a Changing Climate: Bridging the Divide through Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) towards Sustainable Development -- Chapter 15. Landslide Disaster Management in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 16. Framework to Promote Multi-disciplinary Culture of Landslide Studies and Management -- Chapter 17. Disaster Resilient Infrastructure -- Chapter 18. Drought Disaster in the Central Highlands of Vietnam: Relationship Between Land-use Change and Drought’s Impact.
    Abstract: This book presents selected papers from the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction – Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making, which was held at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus from 19 to 21 March 2017. It was organised by the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI), which was established soon after the second Global Summit and the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, and is intended to support the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. The conference not only provided a platform for discussion and exchange of information on key current and future research projects on disaster risk reduction and management, but also promoted active dialogues through group discussion sessions that addressed various disaster research disciplines. In this book, authors from various disciplines working at governmental and international organisations provide guidance to the science and technical community, discuss the current challenges, and evaluate the research needs and gaps in the context of climate change, sustainable development goals and other interlinked global disaster situations. Expert opinions from practitioners and researchers provide valuable insights into how to connect and engage in collaborative research with the international science and technical communities and other stakeholders to achieve the goals set out in the agenda of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. In addition, case studies and other evidence-based research papers highlight ongoing research projects and reflect the challenges encountered in information sharing by various stakeholders in the context of disaster risk reduction and management. Chapter “Science and technology commitment to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 250 p. 107 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811586620
    Series Statement: Disaster and Risk Research: GADRI Book Series,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 6
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Public health. ; Sustainability. ; Natural Hazards. ; Public Health. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Overview of H-EDRM and health issues in DRR: Practices and challenges -- Public health prevention hierarchy in disaster context -- Key public health challenges for H-EDRM in the twenty-first century: Demographic and epidemiological transitions -- Evidence gaps in bottom-up resilience building of H-EDRM in Asia -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda I: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda III: Paris climate agreement -- H-EDRM in international policy agenda IV: 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda (Habitat III) -- Health issues and DRR in India: Some reflections -- Health issues and disaster risk reduction perspectives in China -- Health emergencies and DRR in Pakistan: examples and achievements -- Bangladesh public health issues and implications to flood risk reduction -- Epi-Nurse: health emergency perspectives in Nepal -- Health emergency and public involvement in Philippines -- Smart water solutions for health emergency in he delta region of Bengal -- Community networking for healthcare in case of disaster: Examples from small and medium sized cities in Japan -- Future perspectives of H-EDRM and risk reduction in Asia. .
    Abstract: This book presents the health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM) research landscape, with examples from Asia. In recent years, the intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important interdisciplinary field. In several landmark UN agreements adopted in 2015–2016, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris climate agreement, and the New Urban Agenda (Habitat III), health is acknowledged as an inevitable outcome and a natural goal of disaster risk reduction, and the cross-over of the two fields is essential for the successful implementation of the Sendai Framework. H-EDRM has emerged as an umbrella field that encompasses emergency and disaster medicine, DRR, humanitarian response, community health resilience, and health system resilience. However, this fragmented, nascent field has yet to be developed into a coherent discipline. Key challenges include redundant research, lack of a strategic research agenda, limited development of multisectoral and interdisciplinary approaches, deficiencies in the science–policy–practice nexus, absence of standardized terminology, and insufficient coordination among stakeholders. This book provides a timely and invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scholars, and frontline practitioners as well as policymakers from across the component domains of H-EDRM.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 343 p. 49 illus., 35 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811509247
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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  • 7
    Keywords: Natural disasters. ; Sustainability. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geology. ; Natural Hazards. ; Sustainability. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Regional Perspectives on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development -- Earthquake Risk Assessment in Momase Region of Papua New Guinea using GIS -- Spatio-Temporal Variability of Landslides in the Sikkim Himalaya, India -- Geo Spatial Approach for likelihood damage assessment of buildings due to seismic hazard in urbanized areas -- Perspective of Science and Technology in Disaster Management and Mitigation -- Application of remote sensing & GIS in flood vulnerability assessment - A case study of Lower Ajay Basin, India -- Stable Isotopes and Groundwater Dynamics of the Shallow Ping River Alluvial System in Kamphaeng Phet Riverbank Filtration (RBF) Prospecting Site, Upper Central Thailand -- Risk identification, Assessment and Management of a Building Information Modelling (BIM) implemented project -- Identification of arsenic hazard locations and impact on children – A case study on Baruipur Block, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal -- Effect of Changing Vegetation coverage and Metereological Parameters on the Hazard Characteristics of Indian Sundarban Region and its Impact -- The study of the Impact of Wastewater from Outfall in River Ganga, West Bengal on the Growth and Morphological Parameters of Spinacia Oleracea -- Modeling of Flood Susceptibility and Risk Assessment based on GIS and Analytical hierarchy Process-A Case Study of Adayar River Basin, Tamilnadu, India -- Hydrological Modeling of Om Chhu (River) Basin of Phuentsholing, Bhutan Using SCS-CN Method -- Sustainability, Development and Disaster Risk in Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in Western Nepal -- Sustainable Development through Disaster Risk Management in India: A Case Study of Chandigarh -- Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment: Nepal’s Earthquake Reconstruction & Sustainable Development Approach Addressing Environment and Disaster Risk -- Disaster resilient and sustainable development in Nepal (issues, challenges, opportunities, an experience of sharing of Himalayan country, Nepal) -- Sustainable Development Through Public Private Partnership: An Approach to Eco-Tourism Hedging Risk to Disaster with Resilience -- Forest and disaster management: a view on North-East India -- Exploring the link between the role of power and procurement and supply chain management systems performance: A case study of International Non-Governmental Organization -- Manipulating Food Preferences for Promoting Sustainability and Reducing Disaster Risk -- Socioeconomic vulnerability assessment: A Case Study of Flood Prone Urban Communities of Pakistan -- Risk Governance and Informal Sector in Disaster Recovery: Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake -- Cottage and Small Industries in Kathmandu District in the Aftermath of Nepal Earthquake: Preparedness and Lessons Learned. .
    Abstract: This book includes selected papers presented at the international expert forum on “Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education,” held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 1–2 December 2017. The journey towards disaster risk reduction and resilience requires the participation of a wide array of stakeholders ranging from academics to policymakers, to disaster managers. Given the multifaceted and interdependent nature of disasters, disaster risk reduction and resilience require a multidisciplinary problem-solving approach and evidence-based techniques from the natural, social, engineering, and other relevant sciences. Traditionally, hazard and disaster-related studies have been dominated by the engineering and social science fields. In this regard, the main purpose of this book is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of disaster risk reduction, and to gather existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases regarding risk reduction and its ties to sustainable development under a single “umbrella.” Along with the sustainability aspect, the book also links disaster risk reduction with development, technology, governance, education, and climate change, and includes discussions on challenges, solutions, and best practices in the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 535 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789813295278
    Series Statement: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
    DDC: 551
    Language: English
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