Applications of space techniques on the natural hazards in the MENA region / Mashael M. Al Saud, editor.
Al Saud, Mashael M., editor.
2022
GB5011.813
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Title
Applications of space techniques on the natural hazards in the MENA region / Mashael M. Al Saud, editor.
ISBN
9783030888749 (electronic bk.)
3030888746 (electronic bk.)
9783030888732
3030888738
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9
Published
Cham : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9 doi
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GB5011.813
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.34/70956
Summary
This book introduces a comprehensive understanding in the use of space techniques in natural hazards and risk management in the MENA Region. The book is based on different case-studies from 25 MENA countries, and will be useful in highlighting the issues from all aspects. In recent years the number of natural hazard events has increased in the MENA Region. This is exacerbated by the changing climate and extreme climate events, as well as a large increase in the population in this area. Disastrous events occur on a yearly basis characterized by a vulnerability of physical processes. Floods, earthquakes, and mass movement result in severe damage to property and livelihoods, and have devastating effects upon the environment. These events cause severe financial losses, which on an annual basis, can exceed millions of dollars. The predication, assessment and monitoring approaches remain inadequate in managing these hazards and in mitigating their impacts, but with the development of space techniques and geo-information systems, these situations can now be better managed. The miscellany of satellite images, with different spatial and temporal resolutions, enable the detection of terrain features and provide indications of potential natural risks. This book will of interest to stakeholders, including field experts, academics, researchers and decision makers.
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Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Space Techniques and Earth Observation
Chapter 2: Natural Hazards in the MENA Region
Part II: Applications of Space Techniques for the MENA Region
Chapter 3: Open Data and Tools for Multispectral Satellite Analysis of Desert Sand Dunes Migration: Case Studies in the MENA Region
Chapter 4: How Severe is Water Stress in the MENA Region? Insights from GRACE and GRACE-FO Satellites and Global Hydrological Modeling
Chapter 5: The Application of Remote Sensing on the Studies of Mean Sea Level Rise in the Arabian Gulf
Chapter 6: Assessment of Vulnerability, Risk, and Adaptation of MENA Region to SLR by Remote Sensing and GIS
Part III: Case Studies: Space techniques and Natural Hazards in the MENA Region
Chapter 7: Use of satellite images and GIS for the assessment of natural hazards in Western Saudi Arabia
Chapter 8: Remote Sensing and GIS application for Natural Hazards Assessment of the Mauritanian coastal zone
Chapter 9: Remote sensing studies on monitoring natural hazards over cultural heritage sites in Cyprus
Chapter 10: Flooding hazard assessment considering climate change in the coastal areas of Algeria based on a remote sensing and GIS data base
Chapter 11: Geographical information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria analysis approach for flood risk mapping: case of Kasserine region, Tunisia
Chapter 12: Applications of remote sensing techniques in earthquake and flood risk assessment in the Cyrenaica region, Al Jabal Al Akhdar area, NE Libya
Integrated Methodology for Urban Flood Risk Mapping at the Microscale in Ungauged Regions: A Case Study of Hurghada, Egypt
Chapter 14: Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Techniques to Flood and Rainwater Harvesting: Case Study of Sennar, Sudan
Chapter 15: Drought Assessment Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Jordan
Chapter 16: Using Remote Sensing Techniques for Identifying the Environmental and Quantitative Indices of Drought in Tihama, Yemen
Chapter 17: Assessment of drought impact on agricultural production using remote sensing and machine learning techniques in Kairouan prefecture, Tunisia
Chapter 18: Quantitative assessment of land sensitivity to desertification in Central Sudan: An application of remote sensing-based MEDALUS Model
Chapter 19: Selected benchmark for landslides susceptibility assessments in Northern Morocco
Chapter 20: A Geophysical and Remote Sensing-based Approach for Monitoring Land Subsidence in Saudi Arabia
Chapter 21: Landslide Susceptibility Map Production of Aden Peninsula - South West of Yemen
Chapter 22: The use of Earth Observation data in wildfire fire risk management: a case study from Lebanon
Chapter 23: Avalanche hazards with mitigation in Turkey and qualitative risk assessment for snow avalanches in Ayder (Rize, NE Turkey) using combination of GIS, remote sensing techniques and field studies
Chapter 24: Space techniques to recognize seismological and geomorphological features in Libya
Chapter 25: Seismological and remote sensing studies in the Dead Sea zone, Jordan 1987-2021
Chapter 26: Study of soil erosion risks using remote sensing and in Ouergha River watershed.

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