Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards
Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards
- Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
- 1 online resource (106 p.)
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Natural hazard events are able to significantly affect the natural and artificial environment. In this context, changes in landforms due to natural disasters have the potential to affect and, in some cases, even restrict human interaction with the ecosystem. In order to minimize fatalities and reduce the economic impact that accompanies their occurrence, proper planning is crucial. Land use planning can play an important role in reducing current and future risks related to natural hazards. Land use changes can lead to natural hazards and vice versa: natural hazards affect land uses. Therefore, planners may take into account areas that are susceptible to natural hazards when selecting favorable locations for land use development. Appropriate land use planning can lead to the determination of safe and non-safe areas for urban activities. This Special Issue focuses on land use planning for natural hazards. In this context, various types of natural hazards, such as land degradation and desertification, coastal hazard, floods, and landslides, as well as their interactions with human activities, are presented.
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9783039439256 9783039439263 books978-3-03943-926-3
10.3390/books978-3-03943-926-3 doi
Research & information: general
Birendranagar density ratio desertification flood flood hazard assessment frequency ratio geographic information system (GIS) GIS Greece historic flood data human activities Integrated land-use planning land degradation land use planning landslides marshy areas and lakes n/a Nepal old topographic maps Peloponnese phronetic approach physical vulnerability policy remote sensing/GIS sea-level rise social vulnerability storm surge temporal and spatial distribution of flood events urbanization
Open Access
Natural hazard events are able to significantly affect the natural and artificial environment. In this context, changes in landforms due to natural disasters have the potential to affect and, in some cases, even restrict human interaction with the ecosystem. In order to minimize fatalities and reduce the economic impact that accompanies their occurrence, proper planning is crucial. Land use planning can play an important role in reducing current and future risks related to natural hazards. Land use changes can lead to natural hazards and vice versa: natural hazards affect land uses. Therefore, planners may take into account areas that are susceptible to natural hazards when selecting favorable locations for land use development. Appropriate land use planning can lead to the determination of safe and non-safe areas for urban activities. This Special Issue focuses on land use planning for natural hazards. In this context, various types of natural hazards, such as land degradation and desertification, coastal hazard, floods, and landslides, as well as their interactions with human activities, are presented.
Creative Commons
English
9783039439256 9783039439263 books978-3-03943-926-3
10.3390/books978-3-03943-926-3 doi
Research & information: general
Birendranagar density ratio desertification flood flood hazard assessment frequency ratio geographic information system (GIS) GIS Greece historic flood data human activities Integrated land-use planning land degradation land use planning landslides marshy areas and lakes n/a Nepal old topographic maps Peloponnese phronetic approach physical vulnerability policy remote sensing/GIS sea-level rise social vulnerability storm surge temporal and spatial distribution of flood events urbanization