The rapid growth of technological advances and availability of mobile devices has raised the opportunity to innovate feasible context-aware applications with the ability to access information anywhere and anytime. Therefore, this paper intends to review the recent developed mobile context-aware application. The reviewed articles are selected based on their application domains which cover the fo...

Statistical learning algorithms for identifying contrasting tillage practices with Landsat Thematic Mapper data Pijush Samui a , Prasanna H. Gowda b , Thomas Oommen c , Terry A. Howell b , Thomas H. Marek d & Dana O. Porter e a Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India b Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Bushland, ...

The paucity of a comprehensive document on Cameroon’s hazard/disaster risk profile is limitation to the country wide assessment and adequate disaster resilience. This article narrows this gap by retrospectively exploring profile. has been achieved through an investigative approach that applies set qualitative methods derive articulate inventory analysis hazards/disasters in Cameroon. findings i...

in the response phase the most important step is to assess disaster after occurrence. by disaster assessment, we can obtain all the needed information for controlling, decision-making and also disaster planning. lack of disaster assessment causes you to make unsuitable decisions ba sed on limited or inadequate data which leads to imperfect disaster response. according to ifrc, disaster response...

Despite advancements, Smart Cities encounter hazards. Cities’ higher reliance on interconnected systems and networks makes them susceptible to risks beyond conventional ones, leading cascading effects. Hence, the effective use of technological innovations is vital. This involves understanding existing technology for resilience making in wise utilisation as suitable different contexts. However, ...

Disaster researchers have debated the utility of distinguishing “natural” from “technological” catastrophes. We suggest that litigation serves as a source of chronic stress for victims of human-caused disasters involved in court deliberations for damages. Data from the Exxon Valdez oil spill are used to evaluate a social structural model of disaster impacts three and one-half years after the ev...

On May 13, 2000, a firework depot exploded in a residential area of the city of Enschede, The Netherlands. Many disaster workers responded, including volunteer firefighters, a group that has received little attention in disaster research. This study examined the presence of health problems in volunteer firefighters who were involved in disaster work, three years after the disaster. Furthermore,...

T hroughout history disasters have caused destruction and injury and exacted a heavy toll of death and suffering. In just the past 20 years they have claimed the lives of over 20 million humans worldwide and caused property damage easily exceeding $500 billion. To date, the United States has not experienced a truly massive disaster with tens of thousands of human deaths, but hurricanes, fl oods...