[HTML][HTML] Floods in Pakistan: A state-of-the-art review

HB Waseem, IA Rana - Natural Hazards Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Floods inflict devastating impacts worldwide. The frequency and severity of floods have
notably increased as a result of climate change. Pakistan, in particular, has experienced two …

Lahore, Pakistan–Urbanization challenges and opportunities

IA Rana, SS Bhatti - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
Lahore is the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan, and the capital city of Punjab
province. The city hosts various historical monuments, buildings and gardens. A walled city …

COVID-19 risk perception and coping mechanisms: Does gender make a difference?

IA Rana, SS Bhatti, AB Aslam, A Jamshed… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emerged as a real threat to humans, drastically
disrupting everyday life in 2020–21. Although the pandemic affected people from all walks of …

Disaster management cycle and its application for flood risk reduction in urban areas of Pakistan

IA Rana, M Asim, AB Aslam, A Jamshed - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
The disaster risk management cycle is a recognized instrument for managing disaster
events and their impacts. However, the usefulness of the cycle has become questionable in …

Gis-based urban flood resilience assessment using urban flood resilience model: A case study of peshawar city, khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan

M Tayyab, J Zhang, M Hussain, S Ullah, X Liu… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban flooding has been an alarming issue in the past around the globe, particularly in
South Asia. Pakistan is no exception from this situation where urban floods with associated …

Development of a new integrated flood resilience model using machine learning with GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis

M Hussain, M Tayyab, K Ullah, S Ullah, ZU Rahman… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Flood resilience assessment is an important step for any community as it gives the actual
scenario of its ability to resist and recover from flood disasters. However, operationalising …

Flood vulnerability assessment of urban buildings based on integrating high-resolution remote sensing and street view images

Z Xing, S Yang, X Zan, X Dong, Y Yao, Z Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban flood risk management requires an extensive investigation of the vulnerability
characteristics of buildings. Large-scale field surveys usually cost a lot of time and money …

Multidimensional model for vulnerability assessment of urban flooding: An empirical study in Pakistan

IA Rana, JK Routray - International Journal of disaster risk Science, 2018 - Springer
Urban flooding has become a regular phenomenon in many towns and cities in the Asia
Pacific region over the past years. Professionals associated with disaster management and …

Characterizing flood risk perception in urban communities of Pakistan

IA Rana, A Jamshed, ZI Younas, SS Bhatti - International journal of disaster …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased flood risk in urban settings. Risk
perception is a vital constituent of flood risk management and risk communication. It has …

A localized index-based approach to assess heatwave vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies: A case study of formal and informal settlements of …

IA Rana, L Sikander, Z Khalid, A Nawaz… - Environmental Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change has caused an unprecedented rise in urban temperatures. It has become
essential to identify vulnerabilities and capacities to tackle extreme events, such as …