scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 936 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Mass Movement ◽  
Scientific Meeting ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Tsunami Simulation ◽  
Capacity Strengthening ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Generous Support

The Geomatics International Conference (GeoICON) is an annual scientific meeting organized by the Department of Geomatics Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya, Indonesia since 2016. Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the 6th GeoICON 2021 was held virtually on July 27st 2021. The conference had a theme of “Geospatial Technology for Mapping the Future: Solutions for Hazard and Disaster Mitigation. The 6th GeoICON 2021 aims to bring together researchers, scientists, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of geospatial science and technology. The discussion about the practical challenges encountered is performed and the solutions are adopted. During the conference, speakers of the event comes from many backgrounds such as government, industry, and academics. The participants presented their findings in eight main conference topic tracks, i.e. (A) flood modeling, (B) earthquake, (C) extreme weather and climate change, (D) tsunami simulation, (E) landslide and mass movement, (F) capacity strengthening, (G) sea-level rise, (H) temporal shelter model, as well as discussing potential joint research and collaborations among them. We would like to thank the committees for their strong commitment to organizing this event and the participants who have contributed to this volume. We would also like to thank the editor for their time and valuable remarks as well as the reviewers for their suggestions on how to improve the paper. Our gratitude is also expressed to the publisher for the generous help in publishing this proceeding volume. Lastly, we would like to acknowledge all the contributing sponsors for their generous support of the conference. October 28th, 2021 Dr. Eko Yuli Handoko ST., MT. The 6th GeoICON 2021 Chairman

Special Issue on Multi-disciplinary Hazard Reduction from Earthquakes and Volcanoes in Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Satake ◽  
Yujiro Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Tsunami Simulation ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Disaster Education

Natural disasters and their mitigation are global issues, especially in Asian countries, which have suffered from such geohazards as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions and such hydrometeorological hazards as typhoons, cyclones, storm surges, and floods. Research on natural hazards and disasters is multidisciplinary. Scientists from a wide variety of disciplines study hazards, their causes, their mechanisms, and prediction. Engineers study infrastructures and measures to reduce vulnerability. Social and humanitarian scientists study cultural and societal aspects of disasters. Educators study effective ways to raise people’s awareness and action. In addition to such research activities, practitioners work to implement the results of scientific research into practical policymaking. This special issue of JDR contains 12 papers on multidisciplinary studies concerning geohazards in Indonesia taken from a Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) project supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). SATREPS projects focus on both the scientific aspect, namely, acquiring new knowledge, and the Official Development Aids (ODA) aspect, namely, implementing such knowledge in societal applications. Following the first review article, which is a project overview, the next four papers report findings on natural hazards – the slip rate on the Lembang fault in Java, tsunami simulation for Java’s Palabuhanratu, the Sinabung volcano eruption in Sumatra, and methods of predicting and evaluating eruptions. One paper reports engineering studies on tsunami disaster mitigation in Padang city and two social science papers present hazards in the contexts of communities and human mobility. Two papers on disaster education cover disaster education development since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the use of tsunami simulation in disaster education. The last research paper and review article deal with policymaking related to the 2010 Mentawai and 2011 Japan tsunamis, respectively. All of these papers, including the review articles, have been peer-reviewed by two nonproject reviewers. We thank the authors for their timely contributions and revisions, and the reviewers for their invaluable and wide-ranging comments.

scholarly journals Conflicts over use of urban and regional spaces in the time of climate changes. Good management and planning practices

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Local Development ◽  
South American ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
Development Risk

This publication is a continuation of the topics discussed in earlier monographs, which were the result of joint research of Polish and Latin American geographers within many projects dedicated to urban issues. It is the first of the two volumes published in 2021 and contains texts presenting new case studies and new ideas about sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and other South American countries.

scholarly journals Sustainable development. Crossing borders, breaking stereotypes

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Urban Issues ◽  
Latin American Countries ◽  
Development Risk

This publication is a continuation of the topics discussed in earlier monographs, which were the result of joint research of Polish and Latin American geographers within many projects dedicated to urban issues. It is the second of the two volumes published in 2021 and contains texts presenting new case studies and new ideas about sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and other Latin American countries.

scholarly journals Preface

2022 ◽  
Vol 2148 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Program Committee ◽  
Applied Physics ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
The People ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Generous Support ◽  
Review Reports

The Program Committee warmly welcomes all our distinguished delegates and guests to attend the 2021 2nd International Conference on Physics and Engineering Mathematics (ICPEM 2021), the Online International Conference to be held on November 13th-14th, 2021. ICPEM is an annual event that focuses on the various state-of-the-art advances and innovations in Applied Physics and Engineering Mathematics. It aims to provide a forum for researchers, engineers and academicians to exchange new ideas and application experiences, establish business or research relations and find global partners for future collaboration in the fields of Physics and Engineering Mathematics. The ICPEM 2021 conference received around 141 submissions from all over the world; all submissions went through a rigorous peer review process where each submitted paper was reviewed by at least two experts from the area. Based on the review reports, 69 papers were selected for oral presentation in the conference and included in the Proceedings of 2021 2nd International Conference on Physics and Engineering Mathematics. On behalf of the Program Committee of the 2021 2nd International Conference on Physics and Engineering Mathematics, we would like to thank all the people who have contributed to the conference this year. In particular, we would like to thank all referees for their review work. We would like to thank the keynote speakers and session chairs for spending their valuable time to support the conference. We also would like to thank all the authors for contributing their papers to the conference. Finally, we are particularly grateful to all the organizers and sponsoring institutions for the generous support they have offered to this conference. We hope and believe that every participant will enjoy the academic atmosphere brought by the contributors of the conference. We look forward to a more successful conference next year. The Organizing Committee of ICPEM2021

Special Issue on Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru (II)

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 915-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumio Yamazaki ◽  
Carlos Zavala ◽  
Miguel Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Research Output ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Joint Research Project ◽  
Tsunami Risk

With the greatest pleasure, we present the second special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR), entitled Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru. This follows the first special issue on the same theme. These special issues contain 36 articles, 15 in the first and 21 in the second. They summarize research output from the SATREPS Peru project. SATREPS is an international research program sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). As a SATREPS project on natural disaster mitigation, our 5-year Peru project began in March 2010 with the purpose of enhancing and implementing earthquake and tsunami disaster-mitigation technology in Peru. The joint research project provides good opportunities for Peruvian and Japanese researchers and engineers to work together exchanging opinions on their common goal of reducing loss from earthquakes and tsunamis. Within the project period, CISMID was designated as a government agency in charge of disaster-mitigation activities. Project outcomes have been introduced in national design codes and in guidelines on earthquake and tsunami risk evaluation in Peru. Our project has drawn great attention among members of Peruvian society. It has attracted hundreds of participants and scores of mass media through public seminars and symposia. We expect the project to be sustained through public awareness and dissemination activities by Peruvian organizations. We hope this special issue will provide useful information to seismic-prone Asia-Pacific countries, especially Latin America. In closing, we sincerely thank the contributors and reviewers who have done so much to make the articles in this special issue both interesting and valuable.

scholarly journals The “Year” of Tropical Convection (May 2008–April 2010): Climate Variability and Weather Highlights

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 1189-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duane E. Waliser ◽  
Mitchell W. Moncrieff ◽  
David Burridge ◽  
Andreas H. Fink ◽  
Dave Gochis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Tropical Convection ◽  
North American Monsoon ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Equatorial Wave ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
The World

The representation of tropical convection remains a serious challenge to the skillfulness of our weather and climate prediction systems. To address this challenge, the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX) of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) are conducting a joint research activity consisting of a focus period approach along with an integrated research framework tailored to exploit the vast amounts of existing observations, expanding computational resources, and the development of new, high-resolution modeling frameworks. The objective of the Year of Tropical Convection (YOTC) is to use these constructs to advance the characterization, modeling, parameterization, and prediction of multiscale tropical convection, including relevant two-way interactions between tropical and extratropical systems. This article highlights the diverse array of scientifically interesting and socially important weather and climate events associated with the WCRP–WWRP/THORPEX YOTC period of interest: May 2008–April 2010. Notable during this 2-yr period was the change from cool to warm El Niño– Southern Oscillation (ENSO) states and the associated modulation of a wide range of smaller time- and space-scale tropical convection features. This period included a near-record-setting wet North American monsoon in 2008 and a very severe monsoon drought in India in 2009. There was also a plethora of tropical wave activity, including easterly waves, the Madden–Julian oscillation, and convectively coupled equatorial wave interactions. Numerous cases of high-impact rainfall events occurred along with notable features in the tropical cyclone record. The intent of this article is to highlight these features and phenomena, and in turn promote their interrogation via theory, observations, and models in concert with the YOTC program so that improved understanding and pre- dictions of tropical convection can be afforded.

scholarly journals Vertical Transmission, September 2007

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Keryn Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Advisory Committee ◽  
Vertical Transmission ◽  
Scientific Meeting ◽  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Scientific Advisory Committee ◽  
Australian Society ◽  
Annual Scientific Meeting ◽  
Scientific Advisory ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Ideas

Having just returned from the Adelaide Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Scientific Meeting I am full of enthusiasm for the future of the ASM. This was a very well attended meeting, with a program that served the diversity of our society well. The theme, ?Fermenting New Ideas?, was extremely apt. New ideas were expounded by the invited international speakers, the national speakers, proffered paper presenters and by the delegates themselves. The meeting certainly conveyed the sense of fermentation in the best possible way. I have nothing but accolades for the local organising committee (LOC) and the National Scientific Advisory Committee. The LOC was obviously a very committed, enthusiastic, hardworking and fun loving group. These attributes really showed in the meeting itself. There was a certain buzz that can only be the result of the extraordinary effort made by the LOC.

scholarly journals Raster-based Model for Mass Movement in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Sandy Budi Wibowo ◽  
Franck Lavigne ◽  
Siddiq Luqman Rifai ◽  
Rani Rahim Suryandari ◽  
Idea Wening Nurani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Mass Movement ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Energy Gradient ◽  
Landslide Processes ◽  
The Stability

Strengthening geospatial technology is very important in order to support disaster mitigation strategy, to manage vulnerable communities and to protectcritical environments. The main challenge in identifying disaster characteristics such as mass movements is the lack of direct observation during the event because it is too dangerous for researchers. Geo-Information Technology as a product of Geographic Information Science can be used as a solution in order to model the characteristics of mass movements. The purpose of this study is focused on identifying landslide processes from point of view ofraster-based model. The method of thisresearch emphasizes dynamic landslide model derived from timeseries raster calculation using MassMov2D algorithm. The geographic database that was built for spatial modeling comes from pedogeomorphological and Remote Sensing survey outputs, especially topographic data, landforms and soil physical properties. The result shows that the relationship between pixels (neighborhood) is determined by the topology of the energy gradient line direction which allowsto transfer the value between each pixel.The movement of landslide material starts from the toe. This decreases the stability of the landslide material in the main body of the landslide and generate progressive erosion.The raster-based model can finally reconstruct and identify the stages of initiation, transport and deposition landslide material.

scholarly journals Special Issue on e-ASIA JRP: Development of a Landslide Monitoring and Prediction System in Monsoon Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-484
Author(s):  
Akihiko Wakai ◽  
Go Sato ◽  
The Viet Tran ◽  
Jessada Karnjana ◽  
Jiro Komori
Keyword(s):  
Flood Control ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping ◽  
Landslide Monitoring ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Monsoon Asia ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
International Joint

This special issue summarizes some of the findings of the first half of our international joint research between Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This collaborative research is based on the framework of the e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) and lasts for three years. Rainfall-induced landslides are a common disaster in many Asian countries. Our goal is to develop a practical method for landslide susceptibility mapping so that there are fewer landslide disasters in the future. The e-ASIA JRP is an international joint initiative of public funding organizations in the East Asia Summit member countries. Based on the co-funding mechanism, support for the research teams is received from the funding organizations in their respective countries. Since 2019, the Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese teams have been supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand (NSTDA), and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam (MOST), respectively. In the first half of our project, we completed the basic steps for developing the system. In this special issue, we are proud to present some of our achievements, including studies on slope failure analysis, landslide prevention works, meteorological observations, landslide monitoring, statistical or wide-area risk evaluations, mathematical models, and flash flood control. In addition to the above, we also present other valuable research achievements that related members have provided to help ensure the achievement of our goals. In total, 20 papers are published here. We believe that our comprehensive research activities will dramatically increase future landslide disaster mitigation, especially in monsoon Asia, and will strongly augment the roadmap for achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a common desire of humanity.

scholarly journals Unprecedented Climate Change in India and a Three-Pronged Method for Reliable Weather and Climate Prediction

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadlamudi Brahmananda Rao ◽  
Karumuri Ashok ◽  
Dandu Govardhan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Climate Forecasting ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
The World ◽  
Vector Borne

India, one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, has suffered severe economic losses as well as life losses as per the World Focus report.1 More than 80% of its land and more than 50 million of its people are affected by weather disasters. Disaster mitigation necessitates reliable future predictions, which need focused climate change research. From the climate change perspective, the summer monsoon, the main lifeline of India, is predicted to change very adversely. The duration of the rainy season is going to shrink, and pre-monsoon drying can also occur. These future changes can impact the increase of vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue, and others. In another recent study, 29 world experts from various institutions found that the largest exposure to disasters, such as tropical cyclones (TCs), river floods, droughts, and heat waves, is over India. For improved and skillful prediction, we suggest a three-stage cumulative method, namely, K is for observational analysis, U is for knowledge and understanding, and M is for modeling and prediction. In this brief note, we report our perspective of imminent weather disasters to India, namely, monsoons and TCs, and how the weather and climate forecasting can be improved, leading to better climate change adaptation.

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