| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 107 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I: Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility -- Introduction -- References -- Basic Information on Hydrogeological Hazards (Flood and Landslide) -- Description of Rwanda -- Data Preparation for Hazards ́Modeling and Mapping -- Susceptibility Modeling and Mapping -- Part II: Community Perception on Flood and Landslide Risk -- Introduction -- Local Community Sampling and Questionnaire -- Local Community Perception -- Part III: General Conclusion and Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Recommendations |
| Summary |
This book employs qualitative and quantitative methods to assess and scrutinize the impacts of climatic, topographic, land use, hydrologic and geologic factors on the hydrogeological disasters particularly flood and landslide in Rwanda. The hydrogeological hazard susceptibility and its spatial distribution is also mapped by integrating geospatial techniques and mathematical modeling approach through remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS). On the other hand, questionnaires and interview are used to evaluate the community's perception on the risk of hazards. The results unveiled different zones most susceptible to the incidence of both hazards as well as their main contributing factors. Furthermore, the results revealed that the government is perceived as responsible for all mitigation measures instead of being a shared responsibility, a perception that may also contribute to the increase in susceptibility. Therefore, it is necessary to deliver the extent of disaster-related courses and trainings in both schools (from primary to tertiary level) and local community members, which helps improving the public's awareness, understanding and ability by providing a new perspective toward disaster prevention and reduction. The book provides a reference for interested readers to understand the natural and human geography of Rwanda, the distribution of hydrogeological disasters, and the policy-making of disaster prevention and reduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 29, 2023) |
| Subject |
Hazard mitigation -- Rwanda
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Landslide hazard analysis -- Rwanda
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Flood forecasting -- Rwanda
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Hydrogeology -- Rwanda
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Flood forecasting
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Hazard mitigation
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Hydrogeology
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Landslide hazard analysis
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Rwanda
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mind'je, Richard
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| ISBN |
9789819917518 |
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9819917514 |
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