Background Wireless sensor and actor networks (WSANs) consist of sensors and actors connected through wireless medium. In the network, sensors are used to sense complex events in an environment and actors take intelligent decisions and perform actions as required. Sensors are cheap devices which have low power batteries, slow processing capabilities and short communication range as compared to ...

The increase in the incidence of disasters recent years has given birth to many ideas disaster mitigation efforts save lives from effects disasters. system Indonesia is still far ideal. Mitigation technology only limited pre-disaster and early warning. There no that facilitates knowledge preparedness. Education procedures must be imitated by community are very necessary. aim study was determine...

Continuing climate change is predicted to lead to major changes in the climate of the Himalayan region. Casualties and damage due to hazards in mountain regions will increase irrespective of global warming, especially where populations are growing and infrastructure is developed at exposed locations. But climate change will definitely increase risk due to the fact that expected increases of hea...

Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents (natechs) at industrial facilities have been recognized as an emerging risk. Adequate preparedness, proper emergency planning, and effective response are crucial for the prevention of natechs and mitigation of the consequences. Under the conditions of a natural disaster, the limited resources, the possible unavailability of mitigation measures, a...

Information integration and exchange for the entire building life cycle is one of the most important issues in the AEC industry. Although the Building Information Model (BIM) technology is widely utilized to address them, BIM is mainly concerned within the design and construction (D&C) phases. In the operation and maintenance (O&M) phases, however, the information integration and exchange issue...

WPSAR Vol 6, Suppl 1, 2015 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.2.HYN_007 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 5 a Offi ce of the WHO Representative in the Philippines, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines. b Health Emergency Management Bureau, Department of Health, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Submitted: 1 June 2015; Published: 6 November 2015 doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.2.HYN_007 The Philippine National Disaster Risk Redu...

There is a widely acknowledged need for a single composite index that provides a comprehensive picture of the societal impact of disasters. A composite index combines and logically organizes important information policy-makers need to allocate resources for the recovery from natural disasters; it can also inform hazard mitigation strategies. This paper develops a Disaster Impact Index (DII) to ...