Environmental Hazards, Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster ‐ by Keith Smith

Crichton, David

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2006.00219_7.x

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“…However, the approach is semi-quantitative in nature and does not explicitly incorporate the probability of hazard. Although both multiplicative and additive formulations are used in vulnerability assessment, the use of multiplicative formulation is almost universal in risk assessment (Rahman, 2006;Smith, 2004;United Nations, 1991). This multiplicative approach of integrated flood risk assessment was also adopted in many studies (e.g., Allen et al, 2016;Rakib et al, 2017) as it aggregates items of different scales and units.…”

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Integrated assessment of flood risk in Arial Khan floodplain of Bangladesh under changing climate and socioeconomic conditions

Chyon

Biswas

Mondal

et al. 2023

J Flood Risk Management

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In the assessment of flood risk, the future flood hazard due to climate change is often tied to the present socioeconomic conditions. This makes an implicit assumption that the drivers of risk, other than the hazard, remain constant with time. Therefore, such risk assessment does not provide a realistic outlook for devising plausible mitigation strategies and plans. In this study, flood risk was assessed from an integrated perspective by considering both physical hazard, and socioeconomic exposure and vulnerability-all changing with time.The flood hazard in the Arial Khan River floodplain in the southcentral Bangladesh was simulated with a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model, and the exposure and vulnerability were projected using different statistical techniques. Principal component analysis was conducted to assign weights to the indicators of hazard, exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The results show that the flood depth, duration, and extent would increase from the baseline to 2080s under regional concentration pathway (RCP) 2.6 and RCP 8.5 scenarios. The sensitivity and vulnerability would decrease, reflecting an improved adaptive capacity. The low-risk areas could increase from 62% in the baseline to 85%-91% in 2080s depending on the RCPs. The approach followed can be applied elsewhere in developing countries, particularly in riverine floodplain settings. K E Y W O R D S climate change, flood exposure, integrated risk assessment, physical hazard, vulnerability projection 1 | INTRODUCTION Climate change (CC) is one of the world's most pressing environmental concerns, posing threats to both socioeconomic development and human survival. According to the sixth assessment report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the global surface temperature might rise by more than 2 C by the end of this century for the regional concentration pathway (RCP) 6.0 and RCP 8.5 emission scenarios (IPCC, 2021).

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Section: Assessment Of Riskmentioning

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Integrated assessment of flood risk in Arial Khan floodplain of Bangladesh under changing climate and socioeconomic conditions

Chyon

Biswas

Mondal

et al. 2023

J Flood Risk Management

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“…A natural hazard is an unexpected or uncontrollable natural event of unusual intensity that places people's lives, resources, or activities at risk (K. Smith, 2009). Natural hazards are such phenomenon as earthquakes, volcanic eruption, hurricanes, floods, tornados, blizzards, drought, and wildfires.…”

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Homelessness: An UnNatural disaster.

Campbell¹,

Durrah²

2012

APA Handbook of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 2: Practice, Interventions, and Applications.

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“…Their economic and social damage are widespread, as seen in recent disasters such as the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, Japan's 2011 Tsunami (Ainuddin et al, 2013) and the 2022 Flood Disaster in Pakistan. Although various disaster management approaches have been utilized by many government agencies to decrease the frequency and severity of disasters, a post-disaster relief approach dominates (Smith, 2013). To identify and avoid possible risks and threats of disasters, many players and agencies across different levels of government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) need to be involved (Comfort, 1999;Bae et al, 2016;Park and Yoon, 2022).…”

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Decentralization and Collaborative Disaster Governance for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Current Trends and Implications

Tao,

Hui,

Yeerken

2023

Journal of Resources and Ecology

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Environmental Hazards, Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster ‐ by Keith Smith

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Integrated assessment of flood risk in Arial Khan floodplain of Bangladesh under changing climate and socioeconomic conditions

Integrated assessment of flood risk in Arial Khan floodplain of Bangladesh under changing climate and socioeconomic conditions

Homelessness: An UnNatural disaster.

Decentralization and Collaborative Disaster Governance for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Current Trends and Implications

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