Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)
AbstractLandslides are one of the most important geohazards. In 2004–2016, more
than 55,000 people lost their lives to landslides and this does not include
deaths caused by seismically triggered landslides. Overall losses were estimated
to be at USD 20 billion annually. The lives of many could be saved if more had
been known regarding forecasting and mitigation. Studies have shown an
increasing tr... hiện toàn bộ
AbstractRecent years have shown a significant increase in the occurrence of
floods globally, with an impact on habitation and different sectors of the
economy. This, in turn, necessitates the use of different flood mitigation
strategies, wherein flood vulnerability assessment plays a significant role. The
proposed work presents a methodology that combines vulnerability under
physical-environmental... hiện toàn bộ
Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Emmanuel K. Brempong, Philip‐Neri Jayson‐Quashigah
AbstractEstuarine shorelines similar to marine coastlines are highly dynamic and
may increase disaster risk in vulnerable communities. The situation is expected
to worsen with climate change impacts and increasing anthropogenic activities
such as upstream water management. This study assessed shoreline changing trends
along the Volta river estuary in Ghana as well as the marine coastline using
sat... hiện toàn bộ