Abstract
Natural disasters, including floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, droughts, and landslides, can cause major losses of human lives and livelihoods, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure, as well as environmental damages.[...]
Highlights
Natural disasters, including floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, droughts, and landslides, can cause major losses of human lives and livelihoods, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure, as well as environmental damages
The economy, and the environment as the three main components of sustainable development, natural disasters have a negative impact on the sustainable development of human society [1]
Geospatial tools are frequently used in pre- and post-disaster applications for natural disaster management [4]
Summary
Natural disasters, including floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, droughts, and landslides, can cause major losses of human lives and livelihoods, the destruction of economic and social infrastructure, as well as environmental damages. The economy, and the environment as the three main components of sustainable development, natural disasters have a negative impact on the sustainable development of human society [1]. Mapping and assessing natural disasters is an issue for consideration in the sustainable development agenda and a cross-cutting issue relating to social, economic, environmental, and humanitarian sectors [1].
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