Natural hazards – some introductory thoughts

Komac, Blaž; Zorn, Matija; Gavrilov, Milivoj B.; Marković, Slobodan B.

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“…In both cases, the damage was caused by strong wind and precipitation -floods. The most damage occurs in the "developed world" and the most casualties in the "developing" countries [4,5].…”

Section: Flood Risk Of Residental Buildings and The Problems Of Solvimentioning

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Construction of Residental Buildings on Columns as an Alternative to Construction in Areas Exposed to Floods

Kušar

Volgemut

2014

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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Floods that have in recent years become a constant in developed areas are raising the issue of how to adapt to nature when constructing housing. The construction of retarding basins and high dikes are the most frequently used alternatives of protecting the urban environment. Such a practice is most commonly found in Europe where it however, has unfortunately shown itself on several times, not to be the most effective. People from North America who live in areas often affected by floods, build their housing on columns. In Slovenia, not much thought is given to this, which is probably the result of the traditional mentality that promotes the building of massive residential houses and the issue of structural engineering that involves the so-called soft ground floor. New materials and new structural principles make construction on columns possible, which has been proven by the example of the residential building on low bearing soil in the seismic and flood risk area of the Ljubljana Marshes.

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“…In both cases, the damage was caused by strong wind and precipitation -floods. The most damage occurs in the "developed world" and the most casualties in the "developing" countries [4,5].…”

Section: Flood Risk Of Residental Buildings and The Problems Of Solvimentioning

confidence: 99%

Construction of Residental Buildings on Columns as an Alternative to Construction in Areas Exposed to Floods

Kušar

Volgemut

2014

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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“…Disasters caused by earthquakes present various threats to human society and are generally seen as processes resulting from the interaction between natural and anthropogenic systems (Lukić et al 2013). The preparedness of individuals, households, and communities is very important for improving community resilience in the face of any natural hazards, especially with regard to modern society's great vulnerability to earthquakes (Komac et al 2013). Disaster preparedness is defined as self-protective or precautionary behavior (Mishra and Suar 2012), but preparedness activities are usually not engaged in at the household level (e.g., Eisenman et al 2006;Kapucu 2008;Bethel, Foreman, and Burke 2011;Marti et al 2018).…”

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Household earthquake preparedness in Serbia: A study of selected municipalities

Cvetković

Ronan

Shaw³

et al. 2019

AGS

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Gender, age and education differences in food consumption within a region: Case studies of Belgrade and Novi Sad (Serbia) Special issue-Franciscean cadaster as a source of studying landscape changes Matej GABROVEC, Ivan BIČÍK, Blaž KOMAC Land registers as a source of studying long-term land-use changes Ivan BIČÍK, Matej GABROVEC, Lucie KUPKOVÁ Long-term land-use changes: A comparison between Czechia and Slovenia Lucie KUPKOVÁ, Ivan BIČÍK, Zdeněk BOUDNÝ Long-term land-use / land-cover changes in Czech border regions Drago KLADNIK, Matjaž GERŠIČ, Primož PIPAN, Manca VOLK BAHUN Land-use changes in Slovenian terraced landscapes Daniela RIBEIRO, Mateja ŠMID HRIBAR Assessment of land-use changes and their impacts on ecosystem services in two Slovenian rural landscapes Mojca FOŠKI, Alma ZAVODNIK LAMOVŠEK Monitoring land-use change using selected indices

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“…Based on the estimates of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the beginning of the 21st century, an average global temperature increases of 0.6 °C ± 0.2 °C were recorded (Ducić & Radovanović, 2005). On the other hand, by 2100, an increase in the global temperature is predicted to be 1.1-6.4 °C on average (Komac, Zorn, Gavrilov, & Marković, 2013). Over the past decades, the tendency of arid conditions and the higher incidence of extreme climatic events are generally present (Mishra & Singh, 2010;Trenberth, Fasullo, & Shepherd, 2015).…”

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The assessment of aridity in Leskovac basin, Serbia (1981-2010)

Milentijević¹,

Dragojlović²,

Ristić³

et al. 2018

J geographical I JC

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In the paper, the aridity is defined on the basis of four climate indices: De Martonne's index of aridity, Lang's Rain Factor and Gračanin's Rain factor for the vegetation period and hydrothermal coefficient of Seljaninov. While the annual value of the drought index (I DM) shows humid characteristics, the monthly values show the variability of the conditions. The summer months (July and August) are classified as semi-arid months, while the winter months (December-February) are extremely humid. The spatial distribution of the isoarids indicates that the northern part of the basin has the characteristics of a semiarid climate, while the southeastern parts are more humid. The analysis of mean annual values of the drought index indicates in semiarid conditions (1990 and 2000), but also the humid conditions (2005 and 2009). A positive linear trend indicates that there is a tendency towards humid conditions. The significance test confirms the existence of a statistically significant trend. During the vegetation period, semi-arid conditions are present (July-August). April is slightly humid, and October is moderately arid. The Lang's Rain Factor (KFg) characterizes basin climate as semiarid, while the Gračanin rain factor for the vegetation period (KFm) indicates a moisture deficit in the summer months. Hydrothermal coefficient Seljaninova (HTC) indicates a lack of moisture in July and August. Vegetation period is characterized as insufficiently humid. Irrigation is one of the most important measures for solving drought problems, since the yield varies from year to year.

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Natural hazards – some introductory thoughts

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Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Construction of Residental Buildings on Columns as an Alternative to Construction in Areas Exposed to Floods

Construction of Residental Buildings on Columns as an Alternative to Construction in Areas Exposed to Floods

Household earthquake preparedness in Serbia: A study of selected municipalities

The assessment of aridity in Leskovac basin, Serbia (1981-2010)

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