Geohazard Mitigation: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021: 192 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 192) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811661391 ISBN 13: 9789811661396

Publisher: Springer, 2021

Synopsis

This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021).  It emphasizes on the role of civil engineering for a disaster resilient society. It presents latest research in geohazards and their mitigation. Various topics covered in this book are land use, ground response, liquefaction, and disaster mitigation techniques. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for the students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, especially disaster management.  

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About the Author

Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari is currently Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.  Dr. Adhikari has research interests in the tectonics of the Himalayas, climate change, hill-slope movement and human interaction, Himalayan sediment flux generation, and disaster risk reduction. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters and received various recognitions for his work in the field of earth science i.e. Young Scientist (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk), “young affiliates” (The World Academy of Sciences) and Sichuan 1000 Talents (Sichuan Province, China).

Dr Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain. He is presently faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India. Dr Sreevalsa has authored ten books and over 80 research papers. He is Associate Editor of two International Journals. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Risk, Landslides, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reinforced earth and Water Geotechnics. In 2017, The New Indian Express honoured Dr Sreevalsa with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He is the recipient of ISET DK Paul Research Award from Indian Society of Earthquake Technology in 2018. He is in the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute. He received "IEI Young Engineers Award" by The Institution of Engineers (India), in recognition of his contributions in the field of Civil Engineering. Recently Dr Sreevalsa was featured by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their Geostrata Magazine.

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This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021).  It emphasizes on the role of civil engineering for a disaster resilient society. It presents latest research in geohazards and their mitigation. Various topics covered in this book are land use, ground response, liquefaction, and disaster mitigation techniques. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for the students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, especially disaster management.  

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811661391
• ISBN 13: 9789811661396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 505
• Editor: Adhikari Basanta Raj, Kolathayar Sreevalsa