In recent decades, a striking number of countries have suffered from consecutive disasters:
events whose impacts overlap both spatially and temporally, while recovery is still under …

Recent disasters have demonstrated the challenges faced by society as a result of the
increasing complexity of disaster risk. In this perspective article, we discuss the complex …

To prepare for upcoming extreme events, decision makers, scientists and other stakeholders
require a thorough understanding of the vulnerability of the built environment to natural …

In this work, a sand and dust storm vulnerability mapping (SDS-VM) approach is developed
to model the vulnerability of urban blocks to SDS using GIS spatial analysis and a range of …

This paper proposes a methodology for the analysis of social vulnerability to floods based
on the integration and weighting of a range of exposure and resistance (coping capacity) …

There is growing policy and academic interest in transferring ecosystem service values from
existing valuation studies to other ecosystem sites at a large geographic scale. Despite the …

Flood risk mapping forms the basis for disaster risk management and the associated
decision-making systems. The effectiveness of this process is highly dependent on the …

This research assesses the flood vulnerability of Thailand's flood-prone province of Pathum
Thani using a comprehensive vulnerability assessment framework. The assessment …

Vulnerability assessment using composite indices provides critical information for the
policymakers on why certain regions are impacted more than the others. Several …

Urbanization can be a challenge and an opportunity for earthquake risk mitigation. However,
little is known about the changes in exposure (for example, population and urban land) to …