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Marine Pollution in Context
You have opened this book because you have an interest in the ocean and the impact of humans upon it. This is a serious issue that gains plenty of...
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Global Seismicity and History of Earthquake Occurrence in India
From the early dawn of civilization, human beings have been battling against nature to establish their supremacy. In this process, they have been...
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Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: A Conceptual Framework
Disaster risk reduction and resilience should be seen as a concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and...
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Recent increases of rainfall and flooding from tropical cyclones (TCs) in North Carolina (USA): implications for organic matter and nutrient cycling in coastal watersheds
Coastal North Carolina experienced 36 tropical cyclones (TCs), including three floods of historical significance in the past two decades (Hurricanes...
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Water evacuations in remote tourist regions: evaluating case studies from natural hazards in North Patagonian lakes, Argentina
The remote North Patagonian region is a sparsely populated territory and a world famous tourist destination located on the leeward side of the Andes...
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Short communication: public interest in rip currents relative to other natural hazards: evidence from Google search data
Informing and warning beach users about the danger posed by the rip current hazard remain a difficult challenge. Recent evidence suggests that...
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Marine Tourism and the Blue Economy: Perspectives from the Mascarene and Pacific Islands
The blue economy is built on the principle that socio-economic progress can occur in tandem with environmental protection and sustainable resource...
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Food Insecurity: Causes and Eradication
Greater Horn of Africa (GHA, Fig. 1.1a), one of the most food insecure regions in the world comprises of 11 countries; Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia,...
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Voices of a generation the communicative power of youth activism
Drawing from interviews with 31 young leading climate activists from 23 countries across the world this article aims to capture the contribution of...
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Building Inclusive Disaster Management Systems: Opportunities and Constraints in Addressing the Needs of the Vulnerable
Extreme events such as cyclones lead to massive loss of lives and properties and erode developmental gains. The projections of increasing frequency...
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Soil map of Khnifiss lagoon and its surrounding environment
Khnifiss is the biggest lagoon in the Moroccan Atlantic coast and is considered the most important wetland in the Atlantic Moroccan desert. Former...
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Flood occurrences, damages, and management challenges in India: a geographical perspective
India is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world after Bangladesh and these are quite common throughout the country. However, their...
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Semi-structured interviews on disaster and emergency preparedness for people with disabilities in two states in Mexico
When a disaster occurs, people with disabilities are at a higher risk to adverse health outcomes due to inadequate access to resources, high levels...
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New Observing and Modeling Systems and New Scientific Applications
This chapter presents some innovative measurements and their optimal use. It also makes a step toward the physics of estuaries and demonstrates a...
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Early Development of Meteorology
As with other sciences, it is not possible to find the exact beginning of meteorology. In this case, it must be considered when talking about...
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Managing Risks in Louisiana’s Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone
Social resilience is heavily influenced by the biophysical conditions of coastal Louisiana, a young, low-lying, and dynamic landscape that...
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Connecting the Dots: The Origins, Evolutions, and Implications of the Map that Changed Post-Katrina Recovery Planning in New Orleans
The map that would become known as the “green dot map” was published by the New Orleans Times-Picayune on January 11, 2006, and quickly came to hold...
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Physical Care: Lessening Impacts from Other Natural Hazards
Earthquakes happen by the thousands each year but only a small number annually release the seismic energy that can kill and injure people and damage...
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Multi-sectoral impact assessment during the 1st wave of COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal (India) for sustainable planning and management
With the advancement of globalisation, urbanisation and environmental change, the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as an...
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Drivers of change in sustainable water management and agricultural development in South Africa: a participatory approach
To develop a sustainable and vibrant agricultural sector capable of meeting the food demands of the growing population, freshwater in agriculture...
