Natural disasters cause enormous damage and losses every year, both economic and in
terms of human lives. It is essential to develop systems to predict disasters and to generate …

The rapid urbanization process in the last century has deeply changed the way we live and
interact with each other. As most people now live in urban areas, cities are experiencing …

Earthquake early-warning system (EEWS) is inevitable for saving human lives. The fast
determination of the Earthquake's (EQ's) magnitude and its location is significant in disaster …

Geologic hazards (geohazards) are naturally occurring or human-activity-induced geologic
conditions capable of causing damage or loss of property and/or life. geohazards, such as …

The recent development of big data analytics (BDA) and the Internet of Things (IoT)
technologies create a huge opportunity for both disaster management systems and disaster …

With the trend of global warming and destructive human activities, the frequent occurrences
of catastrophes have posed devastating threats to human life and social stability worldwide …

Seismology is among the intrinsic sciences that strictly affect human lives. Many research
efforts are presented in the literature aiming at achieving risk mitigation and disaster …

The advances in the miniaturisation of electronic devices and the deployment of cheaper
and faster data networks have propelled environments augmented with contextual and real …

Landscapes are spatial mosaics of interacting biophysical and socioeconomic components
that provide living space for mankind. A landscape can be described by its composition and …

Natural hazard-induced disasters have caused catastrophic damage and loss to buildings,
infrastructure, and the affected communities as a whole during the recent decades and their …