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Local Community Perception
This chapter delves into the findings of the research in relation to the perception of flood and landslide risk among local communities. The findings...
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Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility and Community Risk Perception in Rwanda A Case Study of Floods and Landslides
This book employs qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and scrutinize the impacts of climatic, topographic, land use, hydrologic and...
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Local Community Sampling and Questionnaire
The perception of local community is a determinant of how vulnerable, susceptible and resilient toward different hazards. Thus, considering their...
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Spatial variations in COVID-19 risk perception and co** mechanism in Pakistan
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, which instigated governments to impose...
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Assessment of community park as social interaction place for rural communities: a case study of Peyi Community Bwari Abuja
This study is focused on the benefits of community park as a place of social interaction in Peyi community, Bwari Abuja. The study examined community...
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Social perceptions of coastal hazards in the Anlo Beach Community in the Western Region of Ghana
Due to climate change, coastal areas are becoming increasingly susceptible to more frequent and severe environmental catastrophes that endanger the...
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Building urban community resilience through university extension: community engagement and the politics of knowledge
Many land-grant universities are examining approaches to community engagement to better align with the US land-grant mission of knowledge...
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The governance of community gardens as commons and its role in the socio-ecological outcomes of gardening in Austin, Texas, USA
Community gardens represent vacant lots in urban areas with public or private land ownership that community members use primarily for urban...
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Introduction: FIRElinks, a Community for Society and Science
FIRElinks (CA18135) originated from many efforts by a group of researchers after submitting a proposal for a COST Action. During four years, the main...
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Coast and the community: understanding public perceptions towards coastal ecosystems in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Coastal ecosystems are diverse and provide essential global functions, supporting biodiversity conservation, economic growth, and human welfare....
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Do the ends justify the means? Problematizing social acceptance and instrumentally-driven community engagement in proposed energy projects
Proposed energy projects across rural working landscapes play an important role in energy transitions. While community engagement has been...
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Landscape values of large-scale civic infrastructure from visitors’ spatial perception: a content analysis
Many studies have investigated the improvement and evaluation of urban landscape development. However, only a few have discussed how to implement and...
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Visual Perception of Spatial Entropy and Landscape Analysis
The concept of “landscape diversity” does not fully coincide with that of “landscape entropy” and if a landscape is perceived as “diverse”, it does...
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Diverse Perception of Natural Hazards and Disasters by the Inhabitants of the Himalaya
In the study, the main features of perception of natural hazards from the viewpoint of the inhabitants of the Himalaya are outlined. The spiritual...
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A comparison of two deep-learning-based urban perception models: which one is better?
Urban perception is a hot topic in current urban study and plays a positive role in urban planning and design. At present, there are two methods to...
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An assessment of tangible community benefits from exclosures in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
In Tigray, northern Ethiopia, land degradation has generally undermined the environmental goods and services (EGS) those local communities depend on...
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The Innovative Management of Community Space as a Key Strategy to Guide Urban Regeneration Programs: The Experience of the Neighbourhood-Hub Project
The effective use and management of public spaces for socio-cultural activities is a key factor in urban regeneration initiatives. This is one of the...
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Perception of pleasure in the urban running environment with street view images and running routes
The urban environment affects human behavior and health. Most studies on the feelings of street spaces have not considered a specific kind of...
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Creating a Resilient City: A Community Focused Approach in Bogota, Colombia
Resilience is utilised in various areas of academia: physics, economics, urban, individual, community, ecological and social-ecological. When it...
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The Identity and Community Life of Urban New Immigrants
Although they are both citizens, they have the distinction between “urban new immigrants” and “locals”. This segregation reflects the fact that there...