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Agent-based modeling and simulations of land-use and land-cover change according to ant colony optimization: a case study of the Erhai Lake Basin, China

QuanLi, Xu; Kun, Yang; GuiLin, Wang; YuLian, Yang - In: Natural Hazards 75 (2015) 1, pp. 95-118

socioeconomic development and urbanization, which will ultimately lead to the generation and aggravation of agricultural and urban … using the Java programming language, and the model is implemented based on the Repast modeling platform. Finally, the models …

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The predictability of high-risk zones for heat-related mortality in seven US cities

Hondula, David; Davis, Robert - In: Natural Hazards 74 (2014) 2, pp. 771-788

certain geographical zones within urban areas could be an effective means of combating heat-related mortality because there is …

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Population changes of urban land birds in the three years following the hurricane Katrina flood

Yaukey, Peter - In: Natural Hazards 61 (2012) 3, pp. 1203-1217

“normal” rates and trajectories of their recovery. I document the population trajectories of ten urban resident land bird …

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Assessment of satellite-based rainfall estimates in urban areas in different geographic and climatic regions

Han, Woo; Burian, Steven; Shepherd, J. - In: Natural Hazards 56 (2011) 3, pp. 733-747

Mission Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA). The study provides new results of TMPA data accuracy in urban areas and … suggests a possible linkage between the observed urban-modified temperatures, hypothesized enhanced convection, and improved … TMPA accuracy in urban areas. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 …

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Optical satellite imagery for quantifying spatio-temporal dimension of physical exposure in disaster risk assessments

Ehrlich, Daniele; Tenerelli, Patrizia - In: Natural Hazards 68 (2013) 3, pp. 1271-1289

urban land use maps and urban classes in land cover maps as potential source for deriving exposure information. The paper …

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Weather as a Chronic Hazard for Road Transportation in Canadian Cities

Andrey, Jean; Mills, Brian; Leahy, Mike; Suggett, Jeff - In: Natural Hazards 28 (2003) 2, pp. 319-343

Inclement weather creates a chronic hazard for Canadian travellers. Past studies indicate that road collision rates increase during precipitation, although the magnitude of theincrease varies from study to study, partly as a result of variations in weather and driving conditions,but also because...

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Evaluation of the potential of friction surface analysis in modelling hurricane wind damage in an urban environment

Knight, Robin; Khalid, Fakhar - In: Natural Hazards 76 (2015) 2, pp. 891-911

This research considered the use of friction surface analysis as a means of modelling the vulnerability of an urban … after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. These results represent a simplistic GIS approximation of the phenomena in a specific urban … environment, which do not take into account more complex factors linked to urban ‘roughness’ and turbulence effects. To model …

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Multiple scenario analyses of Huangpu River flooding using a 1D/2D coupled flood inundation model

Yin, Jie; Yu, Dapeng; Yin, Zhane; Wang, Jun; Xu, Shiyuan - In: Natural Hazards 66 (2013) 2, pp. 577-589

Huangpu River floodplain is historically vulnerable to flooding due to its location in the path of tropical cyclones, low elevation, relatively flat topography, rapid changes in sea level and fast rate of land subsidence due to urbanization. This paper presents a scenario-based study that...

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The analysis of 2004 flood on Kozdere Stream in Istanbul

Çelik, Hüseyin; Coskun, Gonca; Cigizoglu, H.; … - In: Natural Hazards 63 (2012) 2, pp. 461-477

The climatic and physiographical factors of the Kozdere Creek Watershed are examined to find out the causes of the flood of August 11, 2004. Actual land use has been obtained from forest management stand plans and classified satellite images. The multispectral digital satellite data set...

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The evaluation of “social risk” due to volcanic eruptions of Vesuvius

Pesaresi, C.; Marta, M.; Palagiano, C.; Scandone, R. - In: Natural Hazards 47 (2008) 2, pp. 229-243

A re-evaluation of the demographic risk per number of inhabitants due to volcanic eruptions in the Vesuvius area was made on the basis of the Census data of 2001. We introduced other variables (population density and number of houses) which permit to upgrade the existing models. Using the...

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