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Sensing Disaster
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Author : Matthew Lauer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023
Sensing Disaster written by Matthew Lauer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Disaster relief categories.
"In 2007, a tsunami slammed a small island in the western Solomon Islands, wreaking havoc on its coastal communities and ecosystems. Drawing on over ten years of ethnographic and environmental science research, Matthew Lauer provides an intimate account of this catastrophic event that explores how a century of colonization, Christianity, and increasing entanglement with capitalism prefigured the local response and the tumultuous recovery process. Despite near total destruction of several villages, few people lost their lives, as nearly everyone fled to high ground before the tsunami struck. To understand their astonishing, lifesaving response, Lauer argues that we need to rethink the popular portrayals of indigenous ecological knowledge that inform environmental research and contemporary disaster mitigation strategies so as to avoid displacing those aspects of indigenous knowing and being that tend to be overlooked. In an increasingly disaster-prone era of ecological crises, this important study challenges readers to expand their thinking about the causes and consequences of calamities, the effects of disaster relief and recovery efforts, and the nature of local knowledge"--
Advances In Remote Sensing Based Disaster Monitoring And Assessment
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Author : Jungho Im
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2020-11-13
Advances In Remote Sensing Based Disaster Monitoring And Assessment written by Jungho Im and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-13 with Science categories.
Remote sensing data and techniques have been widely used for disaster monitoring and assessment. In particular, recent advances in sensor technologies and artificial intelligence-based modeling are very promising for disaster monitoring and readying responses aimed at reducing the damage caused by disasters. This book contains eleven scientific papers that have studied novel approaches applied to a range of natural disasters such as forest fire, urban land subsidence, flood, and tropical cyclones.
Sensing Disaster
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Author : Dr. Matthew Lauer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-03-07
Sensing Disaster written by Dr. Matthew Lauer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-07 with Social Science categories.
In 2007, a three-story-high tsunami slammed the small island of Simbo in the western Solomon Islands. Drawing on over ten years of research, Matthew Lauer provides a vivid and intimate account of this calamitous event and the tumultuous recovery process. His stimulating analysis surveys the unpredictable entanglements of the powerful waves with colonization, capitalism, human-animal communication, spirit beings, ancestral territory, and technoscientific expertise that shaped the disaster’s outcomes. Although the Simbo people had never experienced another tsunami in their lifetimes, nearly everyone fled to safety before the destructive waves hit. To understand their astonishing response, Lauer argues that we need to rethink popular and scholarly portrayals of Indigenous knowledge to avert epistemic imperialism and improve disaster preparedness strategies. In an increasingly disaster-prone era of ecological crises, this provocative book brings new possibilities into view for understanding the causes and consequences of calamity, the unintended effects of humanitarian recovery and mitigation efforts, and the nature of local knowledge.
Proceedings Of International Conference On Remote Sensing For Disaster Management
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Author : Peddada Jagadeeswara Rao
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-06-23
Proceedings Of International Conference On Remote Sensing For Disaster Management written by Peddada Jagadeeswara Rao and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-23 with Science categories.
The natural disasters are the killer agents which can/can't be predicted even though we have modern technology. Every year, in one place or another, disasters striking which is devastating the area and surroundings, leading to ecological disruption besides huge loss of life and property. India is vulnerable to cyclones, landslides/avalanches, earthquakes, floods, droughts, forest fires, epidemics, etc. The 5700-km long coast of India, with its dense population is vulnerable to cyclones/low depressions, tsunamis, etc. The 2400-km long rugged Himalayan terrain is vulnerable to landslides, avalanches and earthquakes. India is not only vulnerable to natural disasters, it is also experiencing industrial accidents. The Bhopal Gas tragedy is one of the major man-made disasters in the world. The state of Andhra Pradesh has 970-km long coastline with two major rivers, etc. The conference is conducted in Visakhapatnam, is famous for industries and tourism. Recently, several industrial accidents took place, besides major natural disasters like Hud-Hud, etc. Disaster management shall be implemented from the grass root level in vulnerable areas to improve the capacity building, so as to minimize the losses. The capacity building coupled with technology results in reduction of loss of life and property.
Remote Sensing For Hazard Monitoring And Disaster Assessment
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Author : Eric C Barrett
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1991-11-28
Remote Sensing For Hazard Monitoring And Disaster Assessment written by Eric C Barrett and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-11-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Concern for environment hazards, plus the real or potential disasters they may prompt, is growing fast as populations and living standards rise. Fortunately, at the same time both the science and technology of space-based mapping and monitoring of our terrestrial environment are maturing fast. This book explores the principles and practices of environmental remote sensing, especially the techniques available for data processing, interpretation and analysis. The applicability of remotely sensed data to marine and coastal hazard monitoring and disaster assessment is described and discussed with special reference to problems endemic to he Mediterranean region, including earthquakes, vulcanicity, soil erosion and degradation, vegetation and crop damage, severe weather phenomena, marine conditions, and air and water pollution. This book will be of particular interest to graduate students, scientists and technical officers involved in environmental protection and management, and to national international relief agencies, both in the Mediterranean region itself and elsewhere.
Social Sensing And Big Data Computing For Disaster Management
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Author : Zhenlong Li
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-17
Social Sensing And Big Data Computing For Disaster Management written by Zhenlong Li and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with Social Science categories.
Social Sensing and Big Data Computing for Disaster Management captures recent advancements in leveraging social sensing and big data computing for supporting disaster management. Specifically, analysed within this book are some of the promises and pitfalls of social sensing data for disaster relevant information extraction, impact area assessment, population mapping, occurrence patterns, geographical disparities in social media use, and inclusion in larger decision support systems. Traditional data collection methods such as remote sensing and field surveying often fail to offer timely information during or immediately following disaster events. Social sensing enables all citizens to become part of a large sensor network which is low cost, more comprehensive, and always broadcasting situational awareness information. However, data collected with social sensing is often massive, heterogeneous, noisy, and unreliable in some aspects. It comes in continuous streams, and often lacks geospatial reference information. Together, these issues represent a grand challenge toward fully leveraging social sensing for emergency management decision making under extreme duress. Meanwhile, big data computing methods and technologies such as high-performance computing, deep learning, and multi-source data fusion become critical components of using social sensing to understand the impact of and response to the disaster events in a timely fashion. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Digital Earth.
Advances In Remote Sensing Based Disaster Monitoring And Assessment
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Author : Jungho Im
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Advances In Remote Sensing Based Disaster Monitoring And Assessment written by Jungho Im and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Remote sensing data and techniques have been widely used for disaster monitoring and assessment. In particular, recent advances in sensor technologies and artificial intelligence-based modeling are very promising for disaster monitoring and readying responses aimed at reducing the damage caused by disasters. This book contains eleven scientific papers that have studied novel approaches applied to a range of natural disasters such as forest fire, urban land subsidence, flood, and tropical cyclones.
Geological Disaster Monitoring Based On Sensor Networks
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Author : Tariq S. Durrani
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-08-09
Geological Disaster Monitoring Based On Sensor Networks written by Tariq S. Durrani and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-09 with Science categories.
This book presents the outcomes of the workshop sponsored by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China and the UK Newton Fund, British Council Researcher Links. The Workshop was held in Harbin, China, from 14 to 17 July 2017, and brought together some thirty young (postdoctoral) researchers from China and the UK specializing in geosciences, sensor signal networks and their applications to natural disaster recovery. The Workshop presentations covered the state of the art in the area of disaster recovery and blended wireless sensor systems that act as early warning systems to mitigate the consequences of disasters and function as post-disaster recovery vehicles. This book promotes knowledge transfer and helps readers explore and identify research opportunities by highlighting research outcomes in the internationally relevant area of disaster recovery and mitigation.
An Introduction To Applying Satellite Remote Sensing To Disaster Management
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Author : Kazuya Kaku
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-10-15
An Introduction To Applying Satellite Remote Sensing To Disaster Management written by Kazuya Kaku and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Science categories.
This study on the application of satellite remote sensing in disaster management is unique in the sense that it is based on 13 years of empirical study, takes human factors (users) into account. It provides an overview of satellite remote sensing, detailing how it works and for what fields of disaster management it can be used. This book will particularly appeal to practitioners (such as disaster responders, policy makers, and administrative officials) and researchers in the field of disaster management, as well as researchers in the satellite-remote-sensing field.
A Holistic Case Study Approach To Applying Satellite Remote Sensing To Disaster Management
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Author : Kazuya Kaku
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-13
A Holistic Case Study Approach To Applying Satellite Remote Sensing To Disaster Management written by Kazuya Kaku and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book brings together a number of holistic case-studies focusing on the application of satellite remote sensing to disaster management. It highlights the human factors behind such application, and explores the various fields in which it can be used.