Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Hazards: Impact and Assessment -- Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Frontal Part of the Mishmi Hills, India and Its Role in Disaster Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Analysis -- 4.1 Selection of Source and Site -- 4.2 Inclusion of Source Seismicity -- 4.3 Spectral Ordinates -- 4.4 Consideration of Existing Attenuation Models -- 4.5 Selection of Global Parameters -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Probability of Exceedance Versus Intensity: Hazard Curve -- 5.2 Hazard Maps for Different Return Periods -- 6 Role of PSHA in Disaster Management -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation Vulnerability in Humid Tropics and Sub-tropical Regions of India Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of the Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Analysis of Diversified Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Across the Indian States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State-Wise COVID-19 Situations in India -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Critical Analysis -- 4.1 Strength -- 4.2 Weakness -- 4.3 Opportunity -- 4.4 Threats -- 4.5 Internal and External Environment -- References -- Spatio-temporal Analysis of Seasonal Drought Pattern Using Vegetation Condition Index in Latur District -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Used -- 2.3 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Analysis of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index -- 3.2 Analysis of VCI for Pre-monsoon Season -- 3.3 Analysis of VCI Post-monsoon Season -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Sea Level Rise and Impact on Moushuni Island of Sundarban Delta (West bengal)-A Geospatial-Based Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Area and Location. , 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Mapping of Affected Areas by Extreme Weather Events in Kanda Tehsil of Bageshwar District by GIS and RS Technique -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Study Area -- 4 Findings/Results -- 4.1 Damage Assessment Due to Extreme Weather Events in Kanda Tehsil -- 4.2 Affected villages of Kanda tehsil -- 4.3 Villages Affected by Extreme Weather Events During 2005-2015 -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Household-Based Approach to Assess the Impact of River Bank Erosion on the Socio-economic Condition of People: A Case Study of Lower Ganga Plain -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Selection of the Unit and Households -- 2.2 Before and After the River Bank Erosion -- 2.3 The Time Series -- 2.4 Analysis of Indicators -- 2.5 Adjustment of the Income Value -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Impact on Livelihood -- 3.2 Impact on Income -- 3.3 Loss of Agricultural Land -- 3.4 Changes in the House Type -- 3.5 Impact on Homestead Size -- 3.6 Change in the Number of Rooms -- 3.7 Average Distance of Households from Former Homestead -- 3.8 Impact on Mental Health -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of East Sikkim Employing AHP Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 3.1 Landslide Conditioning Factors -- 3.2 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) -- 3.3 Application of the AHP Model -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Mapping and Assessment of Factors Responsible for Landslide Occurrence -- 4.2 Landslide Susceptibility Mapping -- 4.3 Landslide Inventories Validation Over Susceptibility Map -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Socio-Economic and Ecological Vulnerability to Disasters -- Socio-Environmental Vulnerability of Agriculture Communities to Climate Change in Western Himalaya: A Household-Level Review. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Search Strategy -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Characteristics of Included Studies -- 3.2 Bibliometric Analysis -- 3.3 Methodological Approach -- 3.4 Dynamics of Vulnerability -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Limitations of Reviewed Studies -- 4.2 Holistic Approach Toward Multi-stressor Studies -- 4.3 Exposure Dynamics -- 4.4 Governance Capacity and Policy Capability -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Application of Mike 11 for One-Dimensional GLOF Modeling of a Rapidly Expanding Dalung Proglacial Lake, Indus River Basin, Western Himalaya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Characteristics of DG and DPL -- 4.2 Characterizing DPL as Potentially Dangerous -- 4.3 Mechanism of GLOFs -- 4.4 Modeling GLOFs Using Mike 11 -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Hybrid Tree-Based Wetland Vulnerability Modelling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Materials -- 3.2 Methods -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Characteristics of the Parameter Layers -- 4.2 Wetland Vulnerability Assessment (WVA) Modelling -- 4.3 Assessing the Accuracy of the WVA Models -- 4.4 Factor-Based Wetland Vulnerability Index (WVI) Analysis Using Filed Data -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Spatio-temporal Analysis of Land Use / Land Cover Change Using STAR Method in Kolkata Urban Agglomeration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Research Methodology -- 3.1 Change Detection -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Change Matrix Analysis -- 4.2 LULC Expansion Rate and Change Detection -- 5 Discussions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Vulnerability Assessment of COVID Epidemic for Management and Strategic Plan: A Geospatial-Based Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Description of the Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Data Collection and Database Creation -- 3.2 Variable Selection. , 3.3 Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) -- 3.4 Statistical Analysis -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptation -- Auto-generated Gravity Canal Routes for Flood Mitigation and Groundwater Rejuvenation: A Study in Damodar-Barakar River Basin, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data -- 2.3 Generation of Standard Maps Using GIS Techniques -- 2.4 Operation of the Site Suitability Model for Canal Outfall -- 2.5 Operation of the Canal Routing Model (CRM) -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Assessing the Impact of Disasters and Adaptation Strategies in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India: A Household Level Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Database and Methodology -- 4 Deliberation of Results -- 4.1 Effect of Hazards on Livelihood -- 5 Conclusion and Policy Implication -- References -- Forest Fires in Tropical Deciduous Forests-A Precursor to Anticipatory Adaptation Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characterizing Forest Fire Factors -- 2.1 Vegetation Composition -- 2.2 Topography -- 2.3 Climatic Condition -- 2.4 Anthropogenic Intervention -- 2.5 Changing of Susceptibility in Relation with Factors Contributing -- 3 Ecological Consequences of Forest Fire -- 3.1 Impact on Plant Diversity -- 3.2 Impact on Soil Community -- 4 Susceptibility Modeling and Mapping -- 4.1 Fire and Remote Sensing -- 4.2 Forest Fire and Prediction Modeling -- 5 Need of Anticipatory Adaptation Strategy -- 6 Future Scope -- References -- Understanding the Flood Early Warning System, A Case Study of Transboundary Water Governance in the Gandak River Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Objectives of the Study -- 2.2 Research Design -- 2.3 Methods of Data Collection -- 3 Data Analysis -- 4 Results and Discussion. , 4.1 Historical Perspective of Flood Early Warning System in Gandak River Basin -- 4.2 Traditional Early Warning System -- 4.3 Information Sharing -- 4.4 Means of Dissemination Used for Flood Early Warning System Between India and Nepal -- 4.5 Challenges in the Formal Early Warning System -- 4.6 Strategies to Address the Challenges -- 5 Suggestion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptation Policy and Community Discourse of Climate Change in the Mountainous Regions of India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Impact of Climate Change in Mountain Areas -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Study Area -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Rise in Temperatures -- 5.2 Erratic Rainfall and Water Availability -- 5.3 Socio-economic Considerations and Adaptability -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Analysis of Public Awareness, Health Risks, and Coping Strategies Against Heat Waves in NCT of Delhi, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- 4.2 Awareness About Heat Waves -- 4.3 Variability in Perceived Health Impacts of Heat Waves -- 4.4 Coping Strategies Adopted by Respondent Characteristics -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Resilience -- Community-Based Flood Preparedness: A Case Study of Adayar Watershed, Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology and Analysis -- 2.1 Site and Situation Analysis -- 2.2 Case Study 1 Srinivasapuram -- 2.3 The Case Study II: Chitra Nagar -- 2.4 The Case Study III: Thideer Nagar -- 2.5 The Case Study IV: Pari Nagar -- 2.6 The Case Study V: Dr. Kanu Nagar -- 3 The Case Study VI: Shanthi Nagar -- 4 Participatory (Mind) Mapping -- 5 Seasonal Calendar -- 6 SWOT Analysis -- 7 General Profile of the Vulnerable Communities -- 7.1 Demographic Profile -- 8 Socio-economics and Infrastructures -- 9 Conclusion. , Bibliography.