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In this chapter, slow-moving landslides in the remote and complex terrain of Pakistan using multi-orbit Sentinel-1 images acquired between January 2017 and December 2023 are mapped and investigated.
This chapter provides a taxonomic approach to vulnerability precursors and relevant inhibitors, tackling the entire disaster management cycle, through the analysis of various vulnerability factors “before, during, after” a disaster.
This study presents the LIFE-MyBuildingisGreen project, its objectives, and expected results. The project focuses on public buildings dedicated to education and social services existing in all cities and towns in Europe.
Flood early warning systems (FEWSs) -one of the most common flood-impact mitigation measures- are currently in operation globally. Operational FEWSs have varying levels of complexity, depending on available data, adopted technology, and know-how.
This book chapter targets how learning from large earthquakes in Japan and Iran over the last 100 years has developed. Normal distribution was found to be a good estimate of the magnitude distribution for earthquakes in both the countries.
This book chapter brings to attention the dramatic impact of large earthquake disasters on local communities and society and highlights the necessity of building and enhancing the earthquake culture.
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