conceptual framework, which emphasizes the combined role of hazard and vulnerability in defining risk, is used for the study … through the integration of those thematic maps. The risk is computed as the product of the hazard and vulnerability. The … and preparedness of droughts. This article presents a method for spatial assessment of drought risk in Bangladesh. A …

Information Systems-based assessment of flood and waterlogging vulnerability and risk in northern Bihar plains. Multitemporal … flood-waterlogging risk map of the region. The result shows that flood and water-logging pose highest risk to the central … districts in the northern Bihar plains with 50.95% of the total area under high and very high risk. Copyright Springer Science …

risk assessment for large cities. We have interpreted high spatial resolution images, conducted field surveys, and utilized ….5 years across the city. We utilized a geographic information system to embed vulnerability and hazard maps as a step to … calculate risk for buildings and bridges along the Río Chili valley and two tributaries. A survey of ~1,000 buildings from 46 …

Transboundary hazard risk reflects how different societies interact with disaster in a shared landscape. In the Gobi … and livelihoods in the desert through an assessment of disaster risk in two Gobi communities; farmers in Gansu Province … risk factors are shaped by policy, economics, culture and social memory. Comparison between two state systems reveals how …

assessment of the hazard level, as well as to the vulnerability toward distinct processes, and to the arising risk level. As … overall hazard and consequent risk level as well as to rank threats. In addition, the visualization of a range of natural …Many areas of the world are prone to several natural hazards, and effective risk reduction is only possible if all …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently … evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk … communication is a relatively new field based on a sociological approach. The discipline comes from risk perception studies …

destroying 77,000 acres of farmland. This study assesses disaster risk by using basic pseudo-equation expressed as Risk = Hazard …The present article explores the dynamics of disaster-induced risk resulted from tropical Cyclone Aila that struck … disaster risk. Following stratified purposive sampling techniques, a total of fourteen focus group discussions were conducted …