A review of spatial variations of multiple natural hazards and risk management strategies in Pakistan

MA Hussain, Z Shuai, MA Moawwez, T Umar, MR Iqbal… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural hazards are dynamic and unpredictable events that are a continuous threat to global
socio-economic development. Humans' reactions to these catastrophes are influenced by …

A review of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake-induced landslides; from a remote sensing prospective

M Shafique, M van der Meijde, MA Khan - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 8th October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, in northern Pakistan has triggered
thousands of landslides, which was the second major factor in the destruction of the build-up …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-hazard susceptibility assessment using the analytical hierarchy process and frequency ratio techniques in the Northwest Himalayas, Pakistan

A Rehman, J Song, F Haq, S Mahmood, MI Ahamad… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, natural hazards have become more destructive in recent times because of rapid
urban development and exposure. Consequently, significant human life loss, the damage to …

Landslide susceptibility map** & prediction using support vector machine for Mandakini River Basin, Garhwal Himalaya, India

D Kumar, M Thakur, CS Dubey, DP Shukla - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, various machine learning techniques have been applied for landslide
susceptibility map**. In this study, three different variants of support vector machine viz …

Individual willingness to prepare for disasters in a geological hazard risk area: an empirical study based on the protection motivation theory

S Hu, M Yu, T Que, G Fan, H **ng - Natural hazards, 2022 - Springer
Public participation in disaster preparedness and mitigation activities become an important
part of disaster risk management. The impact of risk perception and protection motivation …

Influence of land cover, proximity to streams and household topographical location on flooding impact in informal settlements in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

MTB Dalu, CM Shackleton, T Dalu - International journal of disaster risk …, 2018 - Elsevier
Patterns of land use, household topographical location and state of natural vegetation
influence the spatial distribution of flooding impact. Using field observations and GIS …

[HTML][HTML] Width of surface rupture zone for thrust earthquakes: implications for earthquake fault zoning

P Boncio, F Liberi, M Caldarella… - Natural Hazards and …, 2018 - nhess.copernicus.org
The criteria for zoning the surface fault rupture hazard (SFRH) along thrust faults are defined
by analysing the characteristics of the areas of coseismic surface faulting in thrust …

[HTML][HTML] Standing on the shoulder of a giant landslide: A six-year long InSAR look at a slow-moving hillslope in the western Karakoram

SM Ahmad, N Sadhasivam, M Lisa, L Lombardo… - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate a slow-moving, large landslide (∼ 20 km 2) in the Chitral district
in Northern Pakistan, near several villages. The slow-moving landslide was reported more …

The Western Himalayan fir tree ring record of soil moisture in Pakistan since 1855

Z Rauf, N Zarif, A Khan, S Siddiqui, S Fatima… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Data on historical soil moisture is crucial for assessing and responding to droughts that
commonly occur in climate change-affected countries. The Himalayan temperate forests in …

Earthquake loss estimation of residential buildings in Pakistan

N Ahmad, Q Ali, H Crowley, R Pinho - Natural hazards, 2014 - Springer
Pakistan is an earthquake-prone region due to its tectonic setting resulting in high hazard
with moderate-to-strong ground motions and vulnerability of structures and infrastructures …