Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development—Volume 2: Resilient Systems for Climate Change Adaptation (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #624)

By: Indrajit Pal and Iftekhar Ahmed and Aslam Perwaiz

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Synopsis: This book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development, organized by the Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in collaboration with academic institutions and organizations across the world. The symposium converges research contributions that address critical themes within the realm of science, technology, climate change, assorted hazards, and strategies for bolstering resilience. The book contains research outcomes and case studies on multi-hazard risk and resilience and sustainability of the diverse systems that constitute our society, to propagate an integral foundation for sustainable development and effective climate change adaptation, enabling societies to thrive and endure in the face of an increasingly dynamic and uncertain world. The content caters to research scholars, students, industry professionals, data analytics companies, re-insurance companies, government bodies, and policymakers, who work in the field of hazard modeling and disaster management. This book represents Volume 2 of a three-volume book series.