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This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf... Læs mere
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This book describes recent developments in soil liquefaction engineering and introduces more appropriate procedures than the current ones to evaluate triggering and consequences of soil liquefaction during earthquakes.
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This book highlights some of the interesting recent and historical earthquakes (1803 Uttarkashi, 1819 Kutch, 1897 Shillong, 1905... Læs mere
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This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries.
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Geospatial technology is a combination of state-of-the-art remote sensing and technology for geographic information systems (GIS) and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) for the mapping and monitoring of landscapes and environment.
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This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). Various... Læs mere
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In a rapidly urbanizing world, Disrupted Cities is the first book to explore what disruptions in essential energy, communication, water, food, transport and waste infrastructures mean for urban life.
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This book investigates the widespread and persistent relationship between disasters and gender-based violence, drawing on new... Læs mere
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This book explores the themes of design and fragility and the nascent field of ‘humanitarian architecture’, analysing thirteen case studies of design responses to displacement, conflict and disaster.
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This book explores the intersection of community development and local capacity building as a basis for effective disaster... Læs mere
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This book addresses disaster and disaster risk reduction (DRR) practices, constraints and capacity in the context of coastal Bangladesh.
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The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity.