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Hazards in the Perspective of Himalayan Terrain: A Review

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Disaster Management in the Complex Himalayan Terrains

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Abstract

The unique geological and geographical setting of the Himalayan region makes it highly susceptible to various types of natural as well as anthropogenic hazards causing destruction and leading to loss of valuable human life and precious resources. The region has witnessed massive hazards as well as disasters over the years that have caused severe damage to natural as well as man-made environments. Degrading environment, immensely increasing population, unscientific and unplanned constructional patterns, and poor mitigation strategies increases the risk of the hazards in the region by many folds. This chapter makes an attempt to review the occurrences of various hazards in the Himalayan region along with the recorded and studied events. The major and prime focus of this chapter runs mainly around Floods, GLOFs, and Landslides. It is argued that understanding the processes and driving forces for different types of hazards is a prerequisite for proper forecasting and mitigation. The changing climate and landscape of the region demands for better monitoring, mitigation strategies, capacity building, and socioeconomic empowerment for reducing the scale of damage caused by these hazards.

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  2. Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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  3. Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Majid Farooq

  4. Centre for Sustainable Development, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Suraj Kumar Singh

  5. Department of Geography, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Mahendra Singh Nathawat

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Mushtaq, F., Mantoo, A.G., Tirkey, A.S., Ahmad, S.Z. (2022). Hazards in the Perspective of Himalayan Terrain: A Review. In: Kanga, S., Meraj, G., Farooq, M., Singh, S.K., Nathawat, M.S. (eds) Disaster Management in the Complex Himalayan Terrains . Geography of the Physical Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89308-8_2

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