Due to increasing population pressure and urbanization, as well as global climate change
impacts, many coastal river deltas are experiencing increased exposure, vulnerability and …

The identification of vulnerable people and places to flood is crucial for effective disaster risk
management. Here, we combine flood hazard and social vulnerability index to capture the …

Climate change and its associated impacts are more severely felt in Madhya Pradesh than
in other Indian states, mainly because of acute poverty and social vulnerability in the state …

As urban diseases continue to emerge with the acceleration of urbanization, the
transformation of urban governance concepts and systems must be urgently promoted. In …

Coastal river deltas face high risks from multiple natural hazards due to the combined effects
of human activities, natural processes, and climate change. Vulnerability and risk …

Hazards are any sort of extreme events that occurred by natural causes, human activities or
sometimes both reasons are responsible. Social vulnerability exposes people's condition in …

Many cities are experiencing persistent risk in China due to frequent extreme weather
events. Some extreme weather events, such as extreme heat hazard, have seriously …

Floods are one of the most common quasi-natural hazards in costal districts of West Bengal,
India and thousands of people are affected every year. From the destruction of crop lands …

This book compares how the social consequences of climate change are similarly unevenly
distributed within China and the United States, despite different political systems. Focusing …

This paper aims to assess the disparities in vulnerability to climate change among the rural
and urban population by taking the case of Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India …