Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Showalter, Pamela S. (Editor), Lu, Yongmei. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment ; 2
• Subjects: Geography.; Remote sensing.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Environmental management.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Environmental Management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2238-7

This book examines how Geographic Information Technologies (GIT) are being implemented to improve our understanding of a variety of hazard and disaster situations. The volume is a compilation of recent research using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and other technologies su...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• Section 1. Sea Level Rise and Flood Analysis
• Section 2. Metropolitan Case Studies
• Section 3. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and International Applications
• Section 4. Hurricane Response and Recovery
• Section 5. Evacuation Studies.