"Natural Hazards: New Insights" ed. by Mohammad Mokhtari

This volume delves into the intricate realm of floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, meteoritical hazards, mining-related disasters, and other major catastrophes that afflict our planet. This book takes readers on a journey to gain a deeper understanding of these phenomena, unearthing fresh insights into their causes, impacts, and strategies to mitigate their effects.

In a world shaped by the forces of nature, humankind has always sought to understand and mitigate the impacts of natural hazards.
This book begins with a global perspective on natural hazards, laying the foundation for understanding the diverse range of challenges they pose. It then explores seismic hazards, analyzing earthquake patterns, urban damage assessment, fault reactivation, and more. Shifting the focus to flooding as a natural hazard, the book examines hydrological extremes, flood mapping, and risk reduction strategies. It further explores climatological hazards, including the intricate relationship between climate change and natural disasters, remote sensing technologies, and the impacts of climate change on agriculture. Landslides are also scrutinized as significant natural hazards, with chapters on polarization analysis, landslide assessment, hazard zonation, and the impact of underground coal mining methods on slope stability. Lastly, the book addresses the social challenges that arise when disasters strike, examining psychological reactions, spontaneous volunteers, urban planning responses, and social vulnerability to earthquake hazards.
This book offers valuable insights and expertise from renowned authors in the field. Their contributions have shaped this comprehensive exploration, which aims to navigate the challenges, minimize risks, and build a safer and more sustainable environment for future generations.

Contents
1. A Global View of Natural Hazards Related Disasters
2. Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability and Loss Assessment of the Buildings in Mexico City
3. A Seismic Hazard Assessment of North Chhattisgarh (India)
4. Analysis and Prediction of the SARIMA Model for a Time Interval of Earthquakes in the Longmenshan Fault Zone
5. Urban Damage Assessment after the Mw 5.8 Silivri Earthquake: The Case of Istanbul City
6. Crustal Faults Reactivated during 2010 Mw = 8.8 Maule Earthquake in South Chile
7. The “Natural Time” Method Used for the Potential Assessment for Strong Earthquakes in China Seismic Experimental Site
8. Seismic Conditions Required to Cause Structural Failures in Tectonic Earthquakes
9. New Insights into Major Seismic Events by Coulomb Stress Change Pattern and Aftershock Distributions – Implication for Active Tectonics
10. Hydrological Extremes in Western Himalayas-Trends and Their Physical Factors
11. Integrating Google Earth Engine and Decametric Sentinel 2 Images for Analysis of Vegetation Pre and Post the Disaster at Brumadinho, Brazil
12. Interconnection among River Flow Levels, Sediments Loads and Tides Conditions and Its Effect on the Coastal Wetlands Reduction
13. Risk Reduction
14. Spatial-Temporal Relations of Flood Risk and Its Potential Dynamic Pressures in Myanmar
15. Vulnerability Assessment of Process Vessels in the Event of Hurricanes
16. Climate Change-Related Natural Hazards and Risk Communication: Incorporating Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
17. New Remote Sensing Technologies Applied to the Prediction of Spontaneous Forest Fires
18. Evolution of Agroclimatic Indicators in Senegal Using CMIP6 Simulations
19. The Role of Polarization Analysis in Reducing Natural Hazard
20. Landslide Assessment and Hazard Zonation in the Birbir Mariam District, Gamo Highlands, Rift Valley Escarpment, Ethiopia
21. Underground Coal Mining Methods and Their Impact on Safety
22. Psychological Reactions after Disasters
23. Spontaneous Volunteers in Emergencies and Disasters
24. Trends in Urban Planning and Measures of Disaster Risks in Japan – Roles of the Activities for Disaster Mitigation by Using Planning Support Systems
25. Analysis of Social Vulnerability to Earthquake Hazards in Dhaka South City, Bangladesh Using a Modified PAR Model


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