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- Highlights temporal and dimensional aspects of natural risk, such as floods, earthquakes, sea level rise
- Recent methods for using space techniques and geo-information systems in monitoring and identifying natural hazards
- International case studies reflect the selection of tools for accommodating differing natural factors
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Applications of Space Techniques for the MENA Region
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Front Matter
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Case Studies: Space Techniques and Natural Hazards in the MENA Region
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Space Research Institute, King Abdel Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mashael M. Al Saud
About the editor
Prof. Al Saud is a member of many regional and international societies, such as the Society of Water Sciences and Technologies, the American Geography Society, the Saudi Geography Society, etc. She has been also awarded several prizes and honorariums, such as (but not limited to) the Honor Award from the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, the Award of Access to Water from the International Institute for Water (from the Environment and Health (GIWEH) United Nations Office at Geneva), and the Award of Great Women of the 21st Century from the American Biographical Institute.
In addition to her teaching experience since 1985, Prof. Al Saud has published more than hundred scientific documents, including about fifty articles in Peer-reviewed International journals, and the rest were published as books, scientific reports, research studies, in addition to the production of series of thematic maps.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applications of Space Techniques on the Natural Hazards in the MENA Region
Editors: Mashael M. Al Saud
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88874-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88873-2Published: 30 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88876-3Published: 30 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-88874-9Published: 29 April 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 635
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 298 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Computer Applications, Geography, general, Earth System Sciences, Environment, general, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis