Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas : : Assessment, Planning and Solutions / / George D Bathrellos, Hariklia D Skilodimou, Konstantinos G Chousianitis, editors.

• TeilnehmendeR: Chousianitis, Konstantinos G,; Skilodimou, Hariklia D,; Bathrellos, George D,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 pages)

Natural hazard events and technological accidents are separate causes of environmental impacts. Natural hazards are physical phenomena active in geological times, whereas technological hazards result from actions or facilities created by humans. In our time, combined natural and man-made hazards have been induced. Overpopulation and urban development in areas prone to natural hazards increase the impact of natural disasters worldwide. Additionally, urban areas are frequently characterized by intense industrial activity and rapid, poorly planned growth that threatens the environment and degrades the quality of life. Therefore, proper urban planning is crucial to minimize fatalities and reduce the environmental and economic impacts that accompany both natural and technological hazardous events.

Table of Contents

About the Editors vii -- Preface to "Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas: Assessment, Planning and Solutions" ix -- Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas: Assessment, Planning and Solutions 1 -- Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Areas of Southern Taiwan 7 -- The Spatiotemporal Distribution of Flash Floods and Analysis of Partition Driving Forces in Yunnan Province 29 -- Flood Hazard Assessment Mapping in Burned and Urban Areas 47 -- A Bayesian Network-Based Integrated for Flood Risk Assessment (InFRA) 63 -- The Importance of a Dedicated Monitoring Solution and Communication Strategy for an Effective Management of Complex Active Landslides in Urbanized Areas 79 -- An Earthquake Fatalities Assessment Method Based on Feature Importance with Deep Learning and Random Forest Models 99 -- Proposed Theoretical Approach for the Estimation of Seismic Structural Vulnerability of Wastewater Treatment Plants 121 -- The Formation Mechanism and Influence Factors of Highway Waterfall Ice: A Preliminary Study 139 -- Tsiropoulos Level of Contamination Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in the Urban Soils of Volos City (Central Greece) 161 -- Spatial Distribution and Evaluation of Arsenic and Zinc Content in the Soil of a Karst Landscape 173 -- A Review of Underground Pipeline Leakage and Sinkhole Monitoring Methods Based on Wireless Sensor Networking 193 -- Research on the Construction of a Natural Hazard Emergency Relief Alliance Based on the Public Participation Degree 217 -- Evaluation of Vegetation Restoration along an Expressway in a Cold, Arid, and Desertified Area of China 235.