Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas : Assessment, Planning and Solutions

doi:10.3390/books978-3-0365-6396-1

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Bathrellos, George D. (editor)

Skilodimou, Hariklia D. (editor)

Chousianitis, Konstantinos G. (editor)

Vasilatos, Charalampos (editor)

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English

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Abstract

Natural hazard events and technological accidents are separate causes of environmental impacts. Natural hazards are physical phenomena active in geological times, whereas technological hazards result from actions or facilities created by humans. In our time, combined natural and man-made hazards have been induced. Overpopulation and urban development in areas prone to natural hazards increase the impact of natural disasters worldwide. Additionally, urban areas are frequently characterized by intense industrial activity and rapid, poorly planned growth that threatens the environment and degrades the quality of life. Therefore, proper urban planning is crucial to minimize fatalities and reduce the environmental and economic impacts that accompany both natural and technological hazardous events.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96669

Keywords

landslide monitoring; early warning; emergency management; dissemination; urbanized areas; benefit evaluation; gray correlation method; soil erosion; soil physical properties; earthquake fatalities; deep learning; random forest; feature importance; structure type; flash flood; driving factor; sensitivity analysis; subregion of landcover; Yunnan Province; flood risk; Bayesian networks; integrated index for flood risk assessment; WSN; pipeline leakage; human-induced sinkhole; leakage detection; sewer pipeline; sensors; highway waterfall ice; ground water; mathematical model; formation mechanism; natural hazards; multi-agent system; emergency relief; public participation; contamination indices; geo-accumulation factor; heavy metals; GIS; hazard; social vulnerability; hydrological and hydrodynamic model; analytic hierarchy process; fuzzy Delphi; Athens metropolitan area; urban fires; analytical hierarchy process; flooding; structural vulnerability; seismicity; Wastewater Treatment Plants; sustainability; Ioannina polje; soil quality; agricultural soil; aircraft emissions; n/a