This paper provides a state-of-art account on flood vulnerability indices, highlighting
worldwide trends and future research directions. A total of 95 peer-reviewed articles …

Earthquakes, as natural phenomena, have consistently caused damage and loss of human
life throughout history. Earthquake prediction is an essential aspect of any society's plans …

Background As the world's largest coal producer, China was accounted for about 46% of
global coal production. Among present coal mining risks, methane gas (called gas in this …

Research on cultural heritage and disasters often focuses on the vulnerability of heritage
and ways to disaster-proof it against geophysical, societal, and environmental hazards …

The devastating impact of flooding is gradually increasing worldwide including riverine
islands of Bangladesh due to climate change issue. Riverine islands and coastal …

Vulnerability analysis is crucial to assess natural hazard risk. Methods for vulnerability
assessment include indices as well as vulnerability curves. Vulnerability curves make use of …

Over the last twenty years, numerous strategies and policies (eg, 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development) have emerged to promote flood risk reduction that is compatible …

While research on quantitative measures of vulnerability is increasing, current studies may
be criticized for failing to consider the spatiotemporal dynamics of vulnerability, ignoring …

Urban flooding is a growing threat due to land use and climate change. Vulnerable
populations tend to have greater exposure to flooding as a result of historical societal and …

This study investigates the effects of hybrid modeling approaches, factor standardization,
and categorical mapping on the performance of landslide susceptibility maps. For this …