Overview
- Presents latest research in geohazards and their mitigation
- Is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment
- Presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021)
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (LNCE, volume 192)
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This book presents the select proceedings of the Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (VCDRR 2021). It emphasizes on the role of civil engineering for a disaster resilient society. It presents latest research in geohazards and their mitigation. Various topics covered in this book are land use, ground response, liquefaction, and disaster mitigation techniques. This book is a comprehensive volume on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and its management for a sustainable built environment. This book will be useful for the students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working in the area of civil engineering, especially disaster management.
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Table of contents (38 papers)
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Front Matter
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Multi-hazard Assessment
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Landslide Hazard Assessment and Mitigation
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari is currently Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Dr. Adhikari has research interests in the tectonics of the Himalayas, climate change, hill-slope movement and human interaction, Himalayan sediment flux generation, and disaster risk reduction. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers and book chapters and received various recognitions for his work in the field of earth science i.e. Young Scientist (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk), “young affiliates” (The World Academy of Sciences) and Sichuan 1000 Talents (Sichuan Province, China).
Dr Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain. He is presently faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India. Dr Sreevalsa has authored ten books and over 80 research papers. He is Associate Editor of two International Journals. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Risk, Landslides, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reinforced earth and Water Geotechnics. In 2017, The New Indian Express honoured Dr Sreevalsa with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He is the recipient of ISET DK Paul Research Award from Indian Society of Earthquake Technology in 2018. He is in the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute. He received "IEI Young Engineers Award" by The Institution of Engineers (India), in recognition of his contributions in the field of Civil Engineering. Recently Dr Sreevalsa was featured by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their Geostrata Magazine.
Dr Sreevalsa Kolathayar pursued M.Tech from IIT Kanpur, PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and served as International Research Staff at UPC BarcelonaTech Spain. He is presently faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India. Dr Sreevalsa has authored ten books and over 80 research papers. He is Associate Editor of two International Journals. His research interests include Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Risk, Landslides, Disaster Risk Reduction, Reinforced earth and Water Geotechnics. In 2017, The New Indian Express honoured Dr Sreevalsa with South India's Most Inspiring Young Teachers Award. He is the recipient of ISET DK Paul Research Award from Indian Society of Earthquake Technology in 2018. He is in the roster of two technical committees of ASCE Geo-Institute. He received "IEI Young Engineers Award" by The Institution of Engineers (India), in recognition of his contributions in the field of Civil Engineering. Recently Dr Sreevalsa was featured by the American Society of Civil Engineers in their Geostrata Magazine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geohazard Mitigation
Book Subtitle: Select Proceedings of VCDRR 2021
Editors: Basanta Raj Adhikari, Sreevalsa Kolathayar
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6140-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6139-6Published: 27 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-6142-6Published: 28 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-6140-2Published: 26 November 2021
Series ISSN: 2366-2557
Series E-ISSN: 2366-2565
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 494
Number of Illustrations: 85 b/w illustrations, 222 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environment, general, Natural Hazards, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences