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Waiting in Non-places: The Spatialization of Displacement Discourses
The paper explores how migration politics manifest in physical spaces, and how the labelling of displacement as migration affects the lives and...
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Displacement as Precarious Inhabiting: Care and Repair at the Urban Margins
We are all left with a broken world, where there is no way back to integrity. The only choice is to learn to live with the fragments, ‘staying with...
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Disentangling Governance for Nature-Based Restoration Projects
After Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, the city of Tacloban in the Philippines was left decimated. Recovery funding streamed in from across the globe, but...
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Flood Zonation Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study on Kopili River Basin, Assam
Along with global climate change, the deterioration of the natural environment has resulted in several disasters that have harmed human populations...
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Bhutiabasti Underwater: An In-Depth Analysis of Flooding’s Effects on Lives and Livelihood in the Himalaya Foothills, India
The Himalayan foothills are popular for their physical and cultural diversity, but they also face devastating floods and their impact on human lives...
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Flood Impact on Mangrove Health Dynamics in Sagar Island of West Bengal: A Geoinformatics Based Approach
Mangroves are considered to be one of the unique ecosystems of the world. They are known for providing protection against the disastrous cyclones...
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Flood Observation and Impact Assessment on Agriculture and Built-Up Area in Selected Districts of Haryana by Adopting Random Forest LULC Classifier
Haryana is a state situated in an alluvial plain area in the direction towards the downslope of the Siwalik Himalayas, making this region vulnerable...
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A Geospatial Approach to Water Spread Prediction Across Selected Rhino-Bearing Protected Areas of Assam, India
Located in the floodplains of river Brahmaputra in Assam, Kaziranga National Park harbors the highest population of horned rhinoceros in the world,...
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Analyzing Spatiotemporal Changes in Flood Risk Zones to Mitigate Flood Hazards in a Floodplain Area Using a GIS-Based AHP Technique
Storms with intense but brief downpours can cause flooding, a common natural danger, which can cause significant property damage, transit...
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ANN Model Based Optimization Along with Statistical Monitoring of Flow Forecasting: An Analysis on Longitudinal Data of Mayurakshi River, India
This research addresses the imperative need for enhanced flood management by deploying an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model for forecasting...
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Map** of Glacial Lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in Lahul and Spiti District Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) refers to the sudden release of water from a glacial lake. This has the potential to endanger human lives as...
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Changing Population Dynamics, Losses and Adaptation to Recurring Floods in Bongaigaon
The human population and environment are intrinsically related. Recent changes in the environment are visible both at the regional and global levels;...
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Lahars: Origins, Behavior and Hazards
Volcanic debris flows that originate at potentially active volcanoes are called lahars. Lahars are like debris flows in non-volcanic terrain but can...
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Warning Systems and Instrumentation
In the last two decades, sensors and techniques for debris-flow monitoring and their application for warning purposes have progressed significantly...
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Flume Modeling of Debris Flows
Debris flows are unique compared to other types of landslides (e.g., rock avalanches; dry granular flows) because their dynamics are governed by both...
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Debris-Flow Risk Assessment
Risk assessments can inform a wide variety of decisions related to debris flows, such as: Is the community safe enough? Where is mitigation needed?...
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Fatalities from Debris Flows: Worldwide Distribution and Trends
Debris flows are the extremely rapid (often channelized) movement of unconsolidated and saturated slope forming materials. Once triggered, these mass...
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Climate Change Effects on Debris Flows
In mountain areas with human infrastructure, debris flows are a curse. They are abundant and dreaded as they arrive, usually without warning, and...
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Exploring the Concept of Self-Similarity and High-Frequency Decay Kappa-Model and fmax-Model Using Strong-Motion Surface and Borehole Data of Japan: A Statistical Approach
We statistically analyzed the fmax-model, κ-model and stress drop (Δσ) using surface and borehole data of the KIK-NET Japan seismological network....