NH43B:
Building Resilience to Natural Hazards by Utilizing Citizen Science and Understanding Compound Hazards Posters


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Session ID#: 57263

Session Description:
Climate change and urbanization are probably the most important processes that shape our contemporary society. These two processes cause and exacerbate natural hazards via different mechanisms; their interactions further complicate hazard management. However, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding how climate change and urbanization interact with each other, to intensify or reduce natural hazards and beyond. Reducing risk to such hazards and building resilience is crucial. Combined with recent technological advances, a citizen science approach has emerged as a promising direction in the provision of extensive, real-time information in risk management, and can educate and empower communities that are bypassed by more traditional knowledge generation processes. This session invites contributions that advance our understanding of the different mechanisms by which climate change and urbanization change patterns of natural hazards, as well as approaches and outcomes of citizen science projects that improve resilience to these hazards worldwide.
Primary Convener:  Jonathan D. Paul, Imperial College London, Civil and Environmental Engineering, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Kangning Huang, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, United States, Jiayong Liang, Cloud to Street, New York, United States and Prof. David M. Hannah, PhD, University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Kangning Huang, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, United States
Chairs:  Jonathan D. Paul, Imperial College London, Civil and Environmental Engineering, London, SW7, United Kingdom and Kangning Huang, Sen Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
OSPA Liaison:  Kangning Huang, Sen Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
  • T - Tectonophysics
Index Terms:

4325 Megacities and urban environment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4335 Disaster management [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4341 Early warning systems [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4352 Interaction between science and disaster management authorities [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Measurements of Radon Air Distribution in the Florida Peninsula (410738)
Ken Watanabe1, Tatsuo Torii2, Hiroshi Usami3, Shin Kubo4, Hunter Danielson5, Martin Benjamin Marks1, Chelsea Atkins1 and David Harris5, (1)Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, United States, (2)JAEA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Remote Sensing Div., CLADS, Nucl. Sci. Res. Inst., Tokai-mura, Japan, (3)JAEA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tomioka, Japan, (4)Clear Pulse Co., LTD, Tokyo, Japan, (5)Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, United States
Community Based Flood Early Warning System in Nepal: Citizen Science and Participatory Approach towards Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building (383408)
Madhab Uprety1, Dinanath Bhandari1, Gopal Ghimire1, Gehendra Gurung1, Jonathan D. Paul2 and Puja Shakya1, (1)Practical Action, Kathmandu, Nepal, (2)Imperial College London, Civil and Environmental Engineering, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Using open data to understand drivers of disaster risk in Nepal (363425)
Sumit Dugar, Department for International Development, Inclusive Growth and Resilience Team, Kathmandu, Nepal
Building Resilience to Chronic Landslides in Nepal through Citizen Science (377610)
Puja Shakya1,2, Katarzyna Cieslik3, Art Dewulf3 and Madhab Uprety2, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal, (2)Practical Action, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Project Harvest: Engaging Diverse Citizen Scientists in Rainwater Quality Monitoring (462225)
Sanlyn Buxner1, Leona Faye Davis2, Alma Anides Morales3, Shana Alysse Sandhaus4, Leif Abrell5, Aminata Kilungo3, Jean Mclain3, Robert Root6, Monica Ramirez-Andreotta7 and Flor Morales8, (1)University of Arizona, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, Tucson, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (4)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, (5)University of Arizona, Department of Environmental Science, Tucson, AZ, United States, (6)University of Arizona, Environmental Science, Tucson, United States, (7)University of Arizona, Environmental Science, Tucson, AZ, United States, (8)Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc., Tucson, United States
Citizen Science and Other Innovative Ways of Engaging the Public with Air Pollution and Flooding. (392561)
Maria Loroño-Leturiondo1, Samuel Michael Illingworth2, Simon Cook3, Paul O'Hare4 and Stephen Hoon4, (1)Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15, United Kingdom, (2)Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester, United Kingdom, (3)University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom, (4)Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
Citizen Science at the Source of the Blue Nile: Promoting Public Participation in Science for Ensuring Food and Water Security in Ethiopia (439683)
Zoi Dokou1, Fahad Khan Khadim2, Wangchi Zhou3, Zac Flamig4, Mamaru Moges5, Seifu Admassu Tilahun6, Muluken Azage5, Semu Ayalew Moges7, Baikun Li8, Jonathan Mellor9, Guiling Wang10, Amvrossios C Bagtzoglou7, Yang Hong11 and Emmanouil N Anagnostou12, (1)California State University Sacramento, Civil Engineering, Sacramento, United States, (2)University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Groton, CT, United States, (3)University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, United States, (4)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (5)Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, (6)Bahir Dar University, Civil and Water Resources Engineering Faculty, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, (7)University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, CT, United States, (8)University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States, (9)University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States, (10)University of Connecticut, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Groton, CT, United States, (11)University of Oklahoma, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Norman, United States, (12)Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, United States
Validation of citizen science environmental monitoring networks (371245)
Carolynne Hultquist, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University, Palisades, United States and Guido Cervone, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geography and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, University Park, PA, United States
THE RISK ATLAS OF MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: A TOOL FOR DECISION-MAKING (459085)
David A Novelo-Casanova, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Department of Seismology, Ciudad DE Armería, Mexico, Gerardo Suarez, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico and Mexico City's Risk Atlas Research Team
VALIDATION OF THE SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF UNIÓN JUÁREZ, CHIAPAS; HUEXCA, MORELOS; AND JOLALPAN, PUEBLA, MEXICO (468135)
Ana Bertha Ponce Pacheco, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico and David A Novelo-Casanova, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geofísica, Sismología, Mexico City, Mexico
Enriching the Twitter stream: increasing data mining yield and quality using machine learning (449358)
William L Teng, ADNET Systems Inc. Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Arif Albayrak, ADNET Systems Inc. Greenbelt, Greenbelt, United States, John Corcoran, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, Sky C Wang, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States, Daniel Maksumov, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, United States, Carlee Loeser, NASA GES DISC (ADNET Systems Inc.), Greenbelt, MD, United States and Long Pham, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, GES DISC, Greenbelt, United States
Modelling and Characterizing Urban Growth Pattern in Silicon Valley: Establishing a Relationship with LST and Building Footprint (341245)
Bharath Haridas Aithal1, Chandan Mysore Chandrashekar2, Nimish Gupta3 and Prakash P S3, (1)Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Kharagpur, India, (2)Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, RCG School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Kharagpur, India, (3)Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, RCG school of Infrastrcuture Design and Managment, Kharagpur, India
Anthropogenic heat release lead to more frequent extreme heat events in Beijng (366979)
Bin LIU, LASG, IAP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and Zhenghui Xie, LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Using remote sensing to evaluate the influence of land use on local urban heat island effect (368767)
HsiaoChieh Chen1, Hsuehching Wang2 and Yuan-Shang Lin1, (1)Central Police University, Graduate School of Disaster Management, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, (2)University of Taipei, Earth and Life Sciences, Taipei City, Taiwan
Trail of Ecological Islands: the Impact of Urbanization on Protected Areas in Kenya, a Case Study of Nairobi National Park (410035)
Ruth Nyabonyi Onkangi1, Oduor o Frederick Dr.1, John M Wanjohi Dr.1 and Peter N Njiiri2, (1)University of Nairobi, Department of Chemistry, Nairobi, Kenya, (2)Kenya Wildlife Service, Biodiversity Research and Monitoring, Nairobi, Kenya
Landsat 30m Surface Albedo Variation Caused by Urbanization in Chinese Cities During 1986-2015 (356948)
Tianci Guo, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science, Urbana, United States and Tao He, Wuhan University, School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan, China
Estimating daily surface water fraction by using regression tree and MODIS derived water indices (419055)
Jiayong Liang, Cloud to Street, New York, United States and Desheng Liu, The Ohio State University, Department of Geography, Columbus, United States
Fugitive road dust emission in different urban function regions (Invited) (435841)
Siyu Chen, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, Jianping Huang, LZU Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China and Jintai Lin, Peking University, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Beijing, China
Investigating Climate Impacts of Urbanization and the Potential for Cool Roofs to Mitigate Future Climate Change in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area (441966)
Kyle Reed, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Kansas City, MO, United States, Fengpeng Sun, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, United States and Lili Zhu, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States
Using remote sensing and GIS technologies to map progressive urbanization and to identify hazardous areas related to sinkholes in Riyadh city and surroundings, Saudi Arabia (452724)
Abdulaziz Aljammaz1, Mohamed Sultan1, Mustafa Kemal Emil1, Talal Alharbi2, Hassan Al Harbi3 and Fahad Alshehri4, (1)Western Michigan University, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, (2)King Saud University, Geology & Geophysics Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (3)Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (4)King Saud University, Geology and Geophysics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Characteristics of radon indoor and in soil in Zhuhai City, southern China (463548)
Nanping Wang, China University of Geosciences, School of Geophysics and Information Technology, Beijing, China and Lei Xiao, China University of Geosciences Beijing, School of Geophysics and Information Technology, Beijing, China
Are climate-vulnerable communities getting more disaster declarations? A case study of flood-prone indigenous communities in Alaska (348332)
Barrett Ristroph, Organization Not Listed, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Suwan Shen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Financial instruments for natural catastrophe risk in the developing world (424727)
Aaron Michel, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States and Jerry R Skees, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States

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