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

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; agricultural soil; aircraft emissions; analytic hierarchy process; analytical hierarchy process; Athens metropolitan area; Bayesian networks; benefit evaluation; contamination indices; deep learning; dissemination; driving factor; early warning; earthquake fatalities; emergency management; emergency relief; feature importance; flash flood; flood risk; flooding; formation mechanism; fuzzy Delphi; geo-accumulation factor; GIS; gray correlation method; ground water; hazard; heavy metals; highway waterfall ice; human-induced sinkhole; hydrological and hydrodynamic model; integrated index for flood risk assessment; Ioannina polje; landslide monitoring; leakage detection; mathematical model; multi-agent system; n/a; natural hazards; pipeline leakage; public participation; random forest; seismicity; sensitivity analysis; sensors; sewer pipeline; social vulnerability; soil erosion; soil physical properties; soil quality; structural vulnerability; structure type; subregion of landcover; sustainability; urban fires; urbanized areas; Wastewater Treatment Plants; WSN; Yunnan Province
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036563961; 9783036563978; books978-3-0365-6396-1
• Access: Open Access

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.