Global Impact of Urbanization on Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis
Available online 16 April 2024
This paper demonstrates a comprehensive assessment of bibliometric analysis of published research on the global impact of urbanization on environmental consequences. Scopus database was used to collect...
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Tunnelling-induced ground surface settlement: A comprehensive review with particular attention to artificial intelligence technologies
March 2024
Shallow tunnels in urban areas are close to adjacent buildings and municipal pipelines. Ground surface settlement (GSS) due to tunnelling can cause damage to those infrastructures surrounded. Many methods...
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Evaluating multi-hazard risk associated with tropical cyclones using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process model
March 2024
Multi-hazard events have received attention globally due to their increasing frequency and severity in recent years. The coastal region of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to multi-hazard events...
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Characterizing egress components for wheelchair users in dormitory building fires
March 2024
People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable groups in building fires. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, an estimated 700 home fires involve people with physical disabilities each...
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Flood susceptibility assessment using machine learning approach in the Mohana-Khutiya River of Nepal
March 2024
Nepal, known for its challenging topography and fragile geology is confronted with the constant threat of floods leading to substantial socio-economic losses annually. However, the country's efforts...
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Remote sensing dynamic monitoring of the flood season area of Poyang Lake over the past two decades
March 2024
Drought and flood disasters occur frequently in the Poyang Lake basin during the flood season, making it significantly important to monitor the lake's flood season area using time-series remote sensing....
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Remote sensing through the fog of war: Infrastructure damage and environmental change during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict revealed by open-access data
March 2024
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict spawned a high-intensity war that shattered decades of peace in Europe. The use of drones and social media elevates open-source intelligence as a critical strategic asset....
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Gap between impact-based and impact forecast and warning: Implications for people-centric early warning system (EWS) in India
March 2024
This paper explores the scope and potential of Impact-based Forecast and Warning (IbFW) services for hydro-meteorological hazards in India. It builds upon several global and national initiatives which...
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Landslide susceptibility zonation of a hilly region: A quantitative approach
March 2024
Categorization of landslide susceptibility holds great significance in hilly regions as it is one of the regularly occurring natural hazards that brings massive devastation to life as well as property....
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Slope instabilities and evolution of tectonic geomorphology along the strike of the Main Boundary Thrust zone in the western Himalaya, India
March 2024
The Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) and Main Boundary Fault (MBF) zones of the southeast Himachal Himalaya are susceptible to various types of mass movement. Several active and in-active landslides are observed...
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Comparative study on landslide susceptibility mapping based on different ratios of training samples and testing samples by using RF and FR-RF models
March 2024
Evaluation of landslide susceptibility is essential to planning of land and space utilization. For this purpose, the paper presents a case study from Fugu County, Shaanxi Province, China. Firstly, the...
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Exploring potential glacial lakes using geo-spatial techniques in Eastern Hindu Kush Region, Pakistan
March 2024
The study aimed to investigate the potential glacial lakes in response to climate change and the associated risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Remote sensing data and GIS techniques were...
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Flood risk assessment of the population in Afghanistan: A spatial analysis of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability
March 2024
Flooding is a recurrent and severe natural hazard in Afghanistan, exacerbated by climate change, and poses significant threats to human lives and livelihoods. The country's socioeconomic vulnerabilities...
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Forest fire in Thailand: Spatio-temporal distribution and future risk assessment
March 2024
Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of forest fires and future predictions is very important for management strategies. To identify the present status of forest fires in the Kingdom of Thailand...
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Accommodating uncertainty in soil erosion risk assessment: Integration of Bayesian belief networks and MPSIAC model
March 2024
Accommodating uncertainty stands as one of the most salient challenges in the development of soil erosion assessment tools. We presented a novel approach integrating the Modified Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency...
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Flood risk mapping of the flood-prone Rangpur division of Bangladesh using remote sensing and multi-criteria analysis
March 2024
Identification of potential flood risk areas is crucial to reduce flood damage for the frequently flooded and low-lying South Asian developing countries. The present study has prepared district-level...
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Effects of microplastics on soil physical, chemical and biological properties
Available online 28 February 2024
Pollution from microplastics (MPs) is recognized as a significant new global change factor that may have an impact on ecosystem services and functions. Although it is known that soil ecosystems, especially...
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Urban stormwater management under various runoff conditions for Arba Minch town of southern Ethiopia
Available online 27 February 2024
Ineffective urban stormwater management causes increased surface runoff, and impacts on infrastructure and human life. However, urban stormwater condition is not quantified in Arba Minch area, which...
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Multicriteria assessment of the response capability of urban emergency shelters: A case study in Beijing
Available online 23 February 2024
Urban emergency shelters are pivotal for safety, with effective evaluation criteria enabling decision-makers to identify strengths and weaknesses, facilitating targeted enhancements. This study aims...
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Cold wave induced mortalities in Bangladesh: Spatiotemporal analysis of 20 years’ data, 2000–2019
Available online 5 February 2024
The study aimed to explore the spatiotemporal patterns and characteristics of cold wave mortality in Bangladesh by developing a cold wave dataset using content analysis. Due to the absence of a formal...
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Desalination of oil field produced water using ion exchange system: As a remediation environmental hazard
Available online 4 February 2024
In this study, a novel integrated ion exchange resin system has been developed to remove salts from hazardous wastewater. Amberlite IR 120 and amberlite IR 400 have been used as the cation exchange...
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Unravelling Bangalore's air quality during the second wave: Multifaceted analysis of COVID-19 lockdown impact
Available online 29 January 2024
This study assesses the impact of the second wave COVID-19 lockdown (March–June 2021) on air pollution levels in Bangalore, India, using real-time data from eight CPCB monitoring stations across the...
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Forest fire estimation and risk prediction using multispectral satellite images: Case study
Available online 24 January 2024
Forest fires are increasing in terms of number, size, and extent which have a growing influence on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The economy and ecology of Northeast India...
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Trend analysis of the extreme rainfall indices from Lake Tana Sub-Basin of the Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia
Available online 10 January 2024
Ethiopia is among the African nations most susceptible to climate change because of its frequent droughts and heavy rainfall. Therefore, hydrological and water management problems require an investigation...
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