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Chapter and Conference Paper
Measuring Disaster Resilience at Community Level and Exploring the Prospects of Revitalizing Communities Coalescing Disaster Risk
Increasing the efficiency of disaster response, discouraging development in vulnerable areas and increasing the resiliency of community towards disasters are the three major ways of dealing with disaster risk ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Flood Hazard Map** Using Geographical Information System (GIS) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Floods are highly destructive natural disasters, which result in huge damage to the humans and nature. Flood hazard map** is to reduce the risk of losing the lives of people. It is highly beneficial to conce...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Sustainability Assessment of Terracotta Tile Waste Based Geopolymer Building Block
Cement concrete blocks are one of the popular masonry units used in construction. The conventional binder, cement cause heavy impact on environment due to its high utilization of natural resources and emission...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Flood Risk Assessment Methods—A Review
Floods are the most prevalent natural disasters worldwide. Studies have shown that the frequency of flooding will increase in the future. Flood mitigation measures, which include structural as well as non-stru...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Flood Hazard Assessment and Flood Inundation Map**—A Review
Flood is one of the most common destructive natural disasters. The damage due to flood is huge and irreparable. Flood hazard is a combination of several factors which include both natural and manmade. Flood in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Feasibility Study of Using Coir Geotextiles in Permeable Pavement Construction for Stormwater Management
Stormwater management is a challenging task for countries all around the world due to rapid urbanization and climate change. Different low impact development (LID) practices have been adopted around the world ...
