Urban Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing

Petevilie Khatsü

ISBN 10: 3847316966 / ISBN 13: 9783847316961

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2011, 2011

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Neuware -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.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 96 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Urban Multi-Hazard Risk Analysis Using GIS and Remote Sensing
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3847316966
• ISBN 13: 9783847316961
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Petevilie Khatsü is a Town Planner from Urban Development Department, Government of Nagaland, India. He holds PG Degrees in: Economics from NEHU, Shillong; Urban & Regional Planning from School of Planning, CEPT, Ahmebadad; Geo-information Science & Earth Observation (Specialization: Natural Hazard Studies) from ITC, The Netherlands.