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Author:   Shruti Kanga ,  Gowhar Meraj ,  Majid Farooq ,  Suraj Kumar Singh
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9783030893101

ISBN 10:   3030893103
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   04 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part-A: Introduction to the Disasters and Hazards in the Himalayan Terrains.- 1. Disasters in the Complex Himalayan Terrains.- 2. Hazards in the perspective of Himalayan Terrain: A review.- Part-B: Landslides in the Himalayas – Causes and Consequences.- 3. Himalayan Landslides – Causes and Evolution.- 4. Landslides in the Himalayas: Causes, Evolution, and Mitigation – A Case Study of National Highway 44, India.- 5. Geo-environmental Impact of Road Widening Project along the National Highway- 44A, Jammu & Kashmir, India.- Part-C: Floods in the Himalayas – Causes and Consequences.- 6. September 2014 floods in Kashmir Himalaya - Impacts and Mitigation Strategy.- 7. A review on the estimation of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Himalayan region using remote sensing and geographic information system.- 8. Impact of Floods on the Green Energy Sector in the Himalayas using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) – A case study of Gagas Watershed, Uttarakhand, India.- Part-D: Earthquakes in the Himalayas – Assessment and Forecasting.- 9. Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry to Measure Earthquake Related Deformation: A Case Study from Nepal.- 10. Earthquake Forecasting in the Himalayas using Artificial Neural Networks.- Part-E: Hazard mitigation strategies in the Himalayas.- 11. Forest Fire Alert System of India with a Special Reference to Fire Vulnerability Assessment of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.- 12. Hazard mitigation and climate change in the Himalayas – Policy and Decision making.

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