| Urban Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing Contributor(s): Khatsü, Petevilie (Author) |
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ISBN: 3847316966 ISBN-13: 9783847316961 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - General |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6" W x 9" (0.33 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An urban hazard is a potentially damaging phenomenon that threatens a city, its population and related socioeconomic activities. There is not only a single hazard, but many hazards to which a city is vulnerable, though the probability of occurrences and intensity may differ from hazard to hazard. The book tries to address the recurrent geo-hazards in a typical hill town using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System techniques. It also tries to see how a rapid pre-damage assessment can be carried out in a situation with scarcity of spatial data within a short period of time, by integrating available data with historical data on occurrences of natural disasters. The case study was conducted in a part of Kohima Town, Nagaland, in the North-Eastern parts of India, which lies in the zone V of the seismic map of India. Three hazards namely: seismic, landslide and fire were taken for analysis and an estimation of buildings that may suffer damage during an earthquake, landslide and fire were carried out. |
