Natural Hazards and Environmental Challenges in the Anthropocene Age, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The incidence of hazardous events has increased in recent years. While some hazardous events are triggered by natural processes, others are induced by human-related activities such as urbanization, industrialization, construction, negligence, etc. In this Topic, the role/contribution of humans in the occurrence of hazards and the impacts of these incidents on humanity and the environment are examined. Covering both natural and human-induced hazards, this Topic aims to publish a collection of innovative original research papers, case studies, and review papers addressing a wide range of concerns regarding natural hazards and the challenges they pose to man and the environment. We welcome multidisciplinary submissions on erosion, landslides, flooding, extreme temperatures, droughts, wildfire, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, coastal hazards, subsidence, sinkholes, windstorms, tornadoes, etc. The incorporation of geospatial, (geo)statistical, numerical or index-based, and soft computational modelling techniques is highly encouraged. The themes that will be considered in this Topic include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The modelling, prediction, characterization, and risk assessment of natural hazards.
• Anthropogenic and technological hazards in the present age: insights on the role of man.
• The impacts of natural hazard occurrences on man and the environment.
• Emerging technologies and sensors for geohazard data processing and interpretation.
• Climate change and the occurrence of mass movement and hydrometeorological hazards.
• Engineering failures related to water: their monitoring, assessment, and risk reduction.
• Extreme temperatures and environmental sustainability.
• The multi-hazard analysis and multiscale modelling of natural hazards.
• Seismic-related hazards and human settlement/displacement challenges.
• Age and gender exposure, response, and resilience to natural hazards.
• Social impacts of natural hazards in urban, semi-urban, and rural regions.
• Earth’s resources and hazards: the interactions of the Earth’s systems in hazardous events.
• Land use/land conservation strategies in the face of natural hazards.
• Planning, policymaking, and management strategies for hazard mitigation.
• The deterministic, computational, and stochastic modelling of hazard impacts.

The participating journals are Water, Geosciences, Geohazards, Environments and Atmosphere. We are delighted to invite you to submit your high-quality manuscript(s) to our Topic.

Dr. Quoc Bao Pham
Dr. Eyyüp Ensar Başakın
Prof. Dr. Hone-Jay Chu
Dr. Ömer Ekmekcioglu
Topic Editors