Monitoring and Managing Multi-hazards
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To monitor multi-hazards, Remote Sensing and GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques have been extensively used in recent years worldwide. Since natural hazards cannot be eliminated, only quantification of these events and reliable forecasting can alleviate their detrimental effects, through which we can build more resilient and safe societies. Moreover, cultivating the proper knowledge of the multi-hazards and their monitoring and management can fill the gap between science, policy, and the community concerned. In an endeavor to understand and characterize the various hazards, Monitoring and Managing Multi-hazards: A Multidisciplinary approach presents a synthesis of what cross-disciplinary researchers know about these hazards and indigenous adaptation strategies.
The book therefore focuses on the use of precision techniques, Remote Sensing, and GIS technologies to quantify various natural, environmental and social hazards along with the capacity building and sustainable mitigation strategies towards resilient societies. It encompasses both thematic and regional case studies to highlight the dynamicity of climate change, change of natural resources, landscape, water, river, agricultural, and social ecosystems at various spatio-temporal scales, including theoretical and applied aspects. The book gives readers an overview and analysis of traditional and advanced geospatial technologies on atmospheric, lithospheric, hydrosphere, biospheric and socio-economic contexts, on all spatial and temporal scales regarding hazards and disasters and sustainable development and management for the future.
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Dr. Jayanta Das is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography in Rampurhat college, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has completed his master's and PhD degrees at the Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, India. Dr. Das's field of interest includes multi-hazards modeling such as landslide, groundwater, flood, drought analysis, climate change, watershed management, hydrological modeling, water quality, geospatial data analysis, data mining, and GIS applications with more than 12 academic years of experience. Dr. Jayanta Das has published more than 30 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, focusing mainly on: Climate change, Agricultural suitability analysis, Natural and man-made hazards analysis, risk management, and Spatial data analysis.
Dr. Sudip Kumar Bhattacharya is a permanent Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Applied Geography, North Bengal University, West Bengal, India. He started his academic carrier in the field of Geomorphology, Environment and Climatology. He has 60 research publications on the topics of Landslide disaster and management, Landslide vulnerability zonation, Impact of deforestation and management, Soil erosion and conservation, Water scarcity in the hill areas and management, Terrain evaluation and land use planning, Terrain Sensitivity assessment, Climate related issues, Population and Urbanization related issues etc in the various reputed International and National Journals. Dr. Bhattacharya did his Graduation in Geography Honours from Vidyasagar College, Kolkata under Calcutta University and completed his Masters in Geography from Burdwan University, West Bengal. He was awarded Ph.D. degree by North Bengal University. His Ph.D. research work was on 'River Basin Management. Six research scholars have been awarded Ph. D. degrees under his supervision. Some research scholars are currently carrying out Ph. D. research work under hissupervision.
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Part 1. Multi-hazards monitoring.- Chapter 1. Evaluating the Multi Hazards Threats Due to Aridity, Sea Level Upsurge in the Coastal Areas of North Tamil Nadu, South India.- Chapter 2. Active Tectonics and Associated Channel shifting pattern of Neora river basin, Darjeeling Himalaya.- Chapter 3. Estimating Soil Loss Rate and Sediment Yield of the Proposed Ngololweni Earth Dam, Kingdom of Eswatini.- Chapter 4. Flood susceptibility mapping using GIS and multi-criteria decision analysis in Dibrugarh district of Assam, North-East India.- chapter 5. Effects of climatic hazards on agriculture in the Teesta basin of Bangladesh.- Chapter 6. Mizoram, the capital of landslide: A review of articles published on landslides in Mizoram, India.- Chapter 7. Deployment of Geostatistical and Geospatial Technology for Groundwater Quality Vulnerability Assessment Using Hydrogeochemical Parameters: A Case Study of NCT Delhi.- Chapter 8. A Literature Review of the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Land Surface Temperature and Air Quality of India.- Chapter 9. Seasonal and Inter-Annual Variation of Chlorophyll and Sea Surface Temperature in Northern and Southern Arabian Sea, India.- Chapter 10. Application of a geospatial based subjective MCDM method for flood susceptibility modeling in Teesta River basin, West Bengal, India.- Chapter 11. Flood Frequency Analysis of Baitarani River using three probability distributions.- Chapter 12. Application of Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method to flood risk assessment at Sub-Himalayan region using geospatial data: A case study of Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India.- Chapter 13. Remote Sensing and GIS Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping: A Case Study from Kegalle District, Sri Lanka.- Chapter 14. Landslide Susceptibility Evaluation And Analysis: A Review On Articles Published During 2000 To 2020.- Chapter 15. Assessment of the social impact of arsenicosis through groundwater arsenic poisoning in Maldah district.- Chapter 16. Ground waterdepletion zonation using Geospatial technique and TOPSIS in Raipur District, Chhattisgarh, India.- Part-II. Multi-hazards Management.- Chapter 17. Terrain Sensitivity guided and People's Perception based Risk Area Management of the hills of Darjeeling district, India.- Chapter 18. Wastewater treatment in India- a new perspective.- Chapter 19. Adaptation to climate change in agriculture at Teesta basin in Bangladesh.- Chapter 20. Land use/Land cover change detection through the spatial approach: a case study of the Badiadka panchayath, Kerala.- Chapter 21. Application of AHP and Geospatial technology in Groundwater potentiality mapping: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu, India.- Chapter 22. Expected Climate-Induced Alterations in Sugarcane Yield Distribution and Its Agronomic Adaptation Strategies.- Index.