Seismic capacity assessment of Shikhara style temple with and without traditional seismic enhancement
Available online 22 November 2024
Brick masonry heritage structures have long been understood as highly vulnerable under earthquake excitation. Due to preservation constraints and considerations, modern materials are not allowed in...
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Soil Liquefaction Potential Assessment of Ports in Odisha, India
Available online 6 November 2024
This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the liquefaction potential at three major port sites in Odisha, India, i.e., Dhamara, Paradeep, and Gopalpur, utilizing well-established methodologies....
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SITE RESPONSE ANALYSIS FOR ESTIMATION OF SEISMIC SITE AMPLIFICATION IN THE CITY OF DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA)
Available online 5 November 2024
The city of Durban has previously experienced higher than expected ground motions from large distant earthquakes. It is potentially exposed to significant seismic hazard due to seismic site amplification,...
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Assessment of seismic potential impacts of an Mw 8.4 hypothetical earthquake in central Nepal province
Available online 23 October 2024
The national capital of Nepal is situated on a lacustrine sediment basin. The country has had major seismic events that have resulted in significant damage to structures, human casualties, and substantial...
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Machine learning approaches for mapping and predicting landslide-prone areas in São Sebastião (Southeast Brazil)
Available online 18 October 2024
This study employs machine learning techniques to map and predict landslide-prone areas in São Sebastião, Brazil, a region susceptible to landslides due to its steep terrain and intense rainfall. We...
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Application of limit equilibrium and shear strength reduction techniques for stability assessment of slope cuts- A case study of Khalid-Dijo dam project, Southern Ethiopia
Available online 15 October 2024
Dam failure can occur due to foundation instability, downstream and upstream slopes instabilities. This study assesses the stability of upstream and downstream slope cuts at Khalid-Dijo irrigation dam...
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Geospatial Intelligence for Landslide Susceptibility and Risk Analysis: Insights from NH31A and East Sikkim Himalaya Settlements
Available online 12 October 2024
Slope instability is a serious concern in the Sikkim Himalayas. The town and numerous road segments along National Highway 31A were ravaged by multiple landslides that occurred in the nearby region....
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Development and validation of a novel tool: The family resilience assessment scale for flood-affected families (FRAS-FAF)
Available online 11 October 2024
Family resilience is critical in coping with disasters such as floods, yet there is a lack of tools specifically designed to assess family resilience in flood-prone regions. This study aimed to develop...
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Natural hazard induced coastal vulnerability in Indian Sundarbans: A village-level study by using geospatial and statistical techniques
Available online 10 October 2024
The Sundarbans, an area with a history dating back to the dawn of civilization, has faced numerous environmental hazards that have remarkably affected the lives and livelihoods of its natives. Strom...
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A review on the extreme rainfall studies in India
September 2024
Climate vulnerability in the Indian region becomes a major concern due to the frequent hydro-meteorological extreme events throughout the year. The number of extreme rainfall events (ERE) associated...
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A comparison of performance measures of two livelihood vulnerability indices in the context of recurrent tropical flood hazards
September 2024
Natural hazards often pose a considerable amount of social vulnerability which is the function of exposure, sensitivity and adaptation. Livelihood vulnerability assessment (LVA) benefits site-specific...
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Application of geospatial tools in the assessment of Flood hazard impact on social vulnerability of Malda district, West Bengal, India
September 2024
Social vulnerability assessment is a dynamic process, which varies from place to place. In the present study, the social vulnerability index (SVI) of Malda district has been prepared because of several...
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Source characteristics of earthquakes in Delhi and its vicinity: Implications for seismogenesis in the stable continental region of India
September 2024
Delhi and its surrounding region are among the important intraplate seismically active regions of India. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, it lies in seismic zone IV and is capable of generating...
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Socioeconomic impacts of flooding and its coping strategies in Nigeria: Evidence from Dagiri community, Gwagwalada area council of Abuja
September 2024
Dagiri, a community in the Gwagwalada area council, has been ravaged by floods. The most recent which took place on 25th July 2020 was devastating and had severe impacts on the community. This study...
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Role of surface rainfall to the variability of extreme sea level along the eastern coast of Bangladesh
September 2024
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of extreme sea levels (ESLs) because of its geographical location with low-lying coast. In addition, high discharge of huge rain water to the nearby...
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Risk analysis of road networks under the influence of landslides by considering landslide susceptibility and road vulnerability: A case study
September 2024
Landslides are the most common natural hazards and can cause casualties and damage forests, roads, water conservancy, hydropower, and other infrastructure. Road networks are essential components of...
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Spatio-temporal analysis of air pollution dynamics over Bangalore city during second wave of COVID-19
September 2024
The country wide lockdown implemented during 27th April to 14th June 2021 in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the second wave in India. Effect of the restricted lockdown resulted in improved...
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Extreme weather events (EWEs)-Related health complications in Bangladesh: A gender-based analysis on the 2017 catastrophic floods
September 2024
Floods are major Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) that are more frequent and intense. Floods has multifarious dire impacts on human health, but health implications of floods are limitedly examined from...
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Comprehensive seismic hazard assessment for Guwahati City, Northeast India: Insights from probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard analysis
September 2024
This paper presents a comprehensive seismic hazard assessment for Guwahati city, located in the northeast region of India. The earthquake data considered for the study is from 1762 to 2020, which was...
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Adaptation planning for climate change: An application of the advanced bibliometric analytical framework
September 2024
There has been a surge in research on adaptation planning to address climate change and its effects. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the keywords “adaptation planning” and “climate change”...
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Characteristics of Western Disturbance intensification and associated induced circulations over the Indian Region
September 2024
Western Disturbances (WD) are significantly important weather systems causing precipitation in the Western Himalayan region during Indian Winter months. WDs have two major components-the eastward propagating...
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Ecosysem-based approach to local flood risk management in Ogun State, Nigeria: Knowledge, and pathway to Actualisation
September 2024
Flooding continues to ravage communities and leave societies driven by quest towards a more likely solution to flood threats. The need to accommodate both the provision of fundamental human needs and...
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Assessment of multi-components and sectoral vulnerability to urban floods in Peshawar – Pakistan
September 2024
Over the last two decades, urban floods and their impacts have been on the rise worldwide, owing to both climatic changes and human activities. The present study examines different at-risk elements,...
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Liquefaction hazard mapping of the south-central coastal areas of Bangladesh
September 2024
Liquefaction can cause significant damage to the built environment; therefore, assessing the liquefaction hazard in a seismically active region is essential to minimize the risk. This study attempted...
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A Convolutional Neural Network-based approach for automatically detecting rainfall-induced shallow landslides in a data-sparse context
Available online 24 September 2024
Detecting rainfall-induced shallow landslides in data-sparse regions has become increasingly important for effective landslide disaster management. Previous studies have predominantly focused on automated...
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