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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:
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
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Section I: Introduction
1. Concepts and Methodologies of Environmental Hazards and Disasters 3Nicolas R. Dalezios, George P. Petropoulos, and Ioannis N. Faraslis
2. Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Solutions in the Hilly State of Mizoram, Northeast India 23Kewat Sanjay Kumar, Awadhesh Kumar, Vinod Prasad Khanduri, and Sudhir Kumar Singh
3. Urban Risk and Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards: A Perspective from Million‐Plus Cities on the Indian Subcontinent 33Amit Kumar, Diksha, A. C. Pandey, and M. L. Khan
4. The Contribution of Earth Observation in Disaster Prediction, Management, and Mitigation: A Holistic View 47Varsha Pandey, Prashant K. Srivastava, and George P. Petropoulos
Section II: Atmospheric Hazards and Disasters
5. Tropical Cyclones Over the North Indian Ocean in Changing Climate 65R. Bhatla, Raveena Raj, R. K. Mall, and Shivani
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) 77Sushil Kumar, Ashish Routray, Prabhjot Singh Chawla, and Shilpi Kalra
7. Development of a Soft Computing Model from the Reanalyzed Atmospheric Data to Detect Severe Weather Conditions 85Devajyoti Dutta, Ashish Routray, and Prashant K. Srivastava
8. Lightning, the Global Electric Circuit, and Climate 93N. Jeni Victor, Sagarika Chandra, and Devendraa Siingh
9. An Exploration of the Panther Mountain Crater Impact Using Spatial Data and GIS Spatial Correlation Analysis Techniques 111Sawyer Reid Stippa, Konstantinos P. Ferentinos, and George P. Petropoulos
Section III: Land Hazards and Disasters
10. Satellite Radar Interferometry Processing and Elevation Change Analysis for Geoenvironmental Hazard Assessment 127Sergey Stankevich, Iryna Piestova, Anna Kozlova, Olga Titarenko, and Sudhir Kumar Singh
11. Assessing the Use of Sentinel‐2 in Burnt Area Cartography: Findings from a Case Study in Spain 141Craig Amos, Konstantinos P. Ferentinos, George P. Petropoulos, and Prashant K. Srivastava
12. Assimilating SEVIRI Satellite Observation into the Name‐III Dispersion Model to Improve Volcanic Ash Forecast 151Prajakta Patil, I. M. Watson, Shona Mackie, Prashant K. Srivastava, Tanvir Islam, and Sourabh Sakhare
13. Geoinformation Technology for Drought Assessment 171Arnab Kundu, D. M. Denis, N. R. Patel, R. K. Mall, and Dipanwita Dutta
14. Introduction to Landslides 181H. K. Pandey
15. Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Assessment using Statistical Information Value (SIV) and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Himachal Pradesh, India 197Ankit Sharma, Ujjwal Sur, Prafull Singh, Praveen Kumar Rai, and Prashant K. Srivastava
16. One-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling of the River Tapi: The 2006 Flood, Surat, India 209Dhruvesh P. Patel, Prashant K. Srivastava, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Cristina Prieto, and Dawei Han
Section IV: Ocean Hazards and Disasters
17. Tropical Cyclone–Induced Storm Surges and Wind Waves in the Bay of Bengal 239Prasad K. Bhaskaran, A. D. Rao, and Tad Murty
18. Space‐Based Measurement of Rainfall Over India and Nearby Oceans Using Remote Sensing Application 295Anoop Kumar Mishra and Kishan Singh Rawat
19. Modeling Tsunami Attenuation and Impacts on Coastal Communities 309S. Piché, I. Nistor, and T. Murty
Index 325
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