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“Vulnerability to hydro-meteoroloigcal hazards: Interactive mapping solutions and enhanced data analysis and visualisation.”
PhD project title:
Vulnerability to hydro-meteoroloigcal hazards: Interactive mapping solutions and enhanced data analysis and visualisation.
Project description:
Most of the research on hydro-meteorological hazards has focused on studying hazard characteristics. Although it is indeed crucial to model the potential impact of hazards, it is also a necessity to evaluate the accessibility to these models and how they have been disseminated within mitigation procedures and resilience programmes at a very fine scale.
The reaction of the affected population to the impact of a hazard is determined by what has been understood and the efforts that have been made upstream in the prevention cycle. It is therefore crucial to help key stakeholders to understand the nature of hazard’s impacts, and the interconnection between the physical world and human societies at various spatial and temporal scales.
The recent rise of web GIS platforms and remote sensing images as well as citizen science procedures is changing the classic top-to-bottom communication structure during extreme events. In addition, sharing geospatial data transformed disaster response in incorporating a wide range of participation. These technologies and services help to visualise areas at stakes, interconnectivities and provide essential information in preventing some cascading effects.
Resources:
Email: jonathan.mille.14@ucl.ac.uk
Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Edwards
UCL Hazard Centre:
Hazard and Risk: Our operational programmes aimed at enhancing disaster risk reduction, response and relief.
History: A brief history of the centre.
Publications: Examples of our research articles, posters, books, field guides, and more...
Contact us:
Director: Christopher Kilburn
Email: c.kilburn@ucl.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3108 6325 (56325)