Natural disasters

This book presents a comprehensive selection of applications employed in environmental remote sensing using optical and thermal infrared satellite-sensors aiming to map natural resources, crops, groundwater, surface water, aquatic ecosystem, land degradation, air quality, renewable energy, regional resources, and climate-related geophysical processes.

This book summarizes the research being pursued as part of the Erasmus+ CBHE KA2 project entitled "e;Development of master curricula for natural disasters risk management in Western Balkan countries"e; (NatRisk), which aims to educate experts on the prevention and management of natural disasters in the Western Balkan region in line with national and EU policies.

This book provides a unique exploration of the inter-relationships between the science of plant environmental responses and the understanding and management of forest fires.

This exceptionally well-illustrated book at a high scientific level describes mud volcanism as a complex, multidimensional phenomenon requiring multidisciplinary study.

This book is the result of collaboration within the frames of the 5th International Conference "e;Trigger Effects in Geosystems"e; held in the Institute of Geosphere Dynamics of Russian Academy of Sciences, June 2019.

This book examines examples of contemporary situation of historic regions in the Middle East and its broader geographic context connected to the historic trade routes, offering cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives.

This book presents the latest findings and information on flash floods in Egypt and presents case studies from various regions throughout the country.

This book aims to inform policy-makers, engineers and earth scientists about the current and emerging role of geophysics in addressing environmental processes, assessments, and policy directions related to new and existing dams and levees.

This book examines examples of contemporary situation of historic regions in the Middle East and its broader geographic context connected to the historic trade routes, offering cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives.

This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards.

The book provides a review of the most relevant topics on the booming discipline of palaeohydrology and focuses on previous extreme events like exceptional floods and droughts.

This book proposes a methodology for the identification of flooding in urban areas, by the denomination of 1) urban hydrographic basin; and 2) polygon of flood risk.

This beautiful art book portrays the forces of nature through the main elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of geotechnical engineering, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the 7th Italian National Congress of Geotechnical Researchers (CNRIG 2019), entitled "e;Geotechnical Research for the Protection and Development of the Territory"e; (Lecco, Italy, July 3-5, 2019).

This book presents a comprehensive approach to address the need to improve the design of tailings dams, their management and the regulation of tailings management facilities to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the risk of such facilities failing.

This is a study on the long-lasting consequences of a disastrous earthquake that hit the city of Messina, Sicily, in 1908.

This book focuses on water pollution, water management and water structures.

This comprehensive atlas explains the genesis and evolution of impact known craters on Earth, presenting a wealth of radar images from the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites that were acquired at the same frequency, spatial resolution, operating mode, and illumination, allowing excellent comparison of different impact structures.

This book provides a unique and comprehensive assessment of the changes that have been taking place in the Himalayas.

Pursuing an innovative, global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective.

This book discusses various statistical models and their implications for developing landslide susceptibility and risk zonation maps.

Flood control in urban areas can be feasibly and cost-effectively enhanced by implementing flood proofing approaches to risk reduction in the context of environmental and land-use planning and management.

This comprehensive atlas explains the genesis and evolution of impact known craters on Earth, presenting a wealth of radar images from the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites that were acquired at the same frequency, spatial resolution, operating mode, and illumination, allowing excellent comparison of different impact structures.

The book looks at the factors influencing the level of preparedness of communities exposed to flooding.

This book aims to help students, researchers and policy makers understand the latest research and development trends in the application of WebGIS for Disaster Management and Emergency Response.

This book details the outcomes of new research focusing on climate risk related to hurricanes.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges in hydrological modeling.

This edited volume contains the best papers in the geo-engineering field accepted for presentation at the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Tunisia 2018.

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018.

This book explores the Sundarbans eco-region from a trans-boundary perspective, examining the cross-country interaction that helps planners to develop more efficient coastal zone planning for the delta.

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018.

Tropical cyclones in Southern Africa, also known as hurricanes or typhoons in other regions of the world, is a hot subject for academic research.

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

"e;Nature's Fury: Navigating Natural Hazards in Mountainous Topographies"e; shall be a comprehensive guide to the unique challenges and hazards associated with mountainous regions, and the efforts being made to mitigate their impact.

Gisela Kutzbach has provided an unparalleled account of the mainstream of meteorological thought during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The objectives of the American Meteorological Society are "e;the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals.

This book presents the expanded versions of invited papers presented at the International Symposium on the Life Cycles of Extratropical Cyclones, held in Bergen, Norway, 27 June-1 July 1994.

This highly illustrated book is a collection of 13 review papers focusing on convective storms and the weather they produce.

For almost a decade, economists Kevin M.

Designed with researchers, students, and weather observers and enthusiasts in mind, Northeast Snowstorms takes the unique approach of utilizing conventional weather charts and detailed descriptions of individual storms to analyze storms in a multi-disciplinary way.

Saudi Arabia hosts at least six major volcanic fields located on the western margin of the Arabian Peninsula.

100 Catastrophic Disasters is an astounding compendium of natural and man-made disasters.

The Asia-Pacific area is notable as one of the fastest growing tourism regions and not surprisingly, tourism in this region has become the major driver of global tourism in general.

An ex-SAS surgeon's gripping memoir of trying to save lives in disaster areas and war zones around the globe.

This book examines how people's self-awareness is affected by both internal and external factors amid war and poverty.

Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present.

The Asia-Pacific area is notable as one of the fastest growing tourism regions and not surprisingly, tourism in this region has become the major driver of global tourism in general.

Record-breaking weather events.

This book presents selected papers from the International Geographical Union (IGU) Thematic Conference 2022, which was held at the Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, India, November 24-25, 2022.