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Urban Multi-hazard Risk Analysis Using Gis and Remote Sensing: a Case Study of a Part of Kohima Town, India
Petevilie Khatsü
Urban Multi-hazard Risk Analysis Using Gis and Remote Sensing: a Case Study of a Part of Kohima Town, India
Petevilie Khatsü
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.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 27, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9783847316961 |
Publishers | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |
Pages | 96 |
Dimensions | 150 × 6 × 226 mm · 149 g |
Language | English |
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