Bhatti Prathvi Ghanshyambhai

GE4001

Disaster Prone Cities

A disaster-prone area is a region or a local, having chances of getting heavily damaged by either natural, technological or social hazards. A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses, and impacts. More than 58.6 % of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of moderate to very high intensity; over 40 million hectares (12%) of its land is prone to floods and river erosion; close to 5,700 kms, out of the 7,516 kms long coastline is prone to cyclones and tsunamis; 68% of its cultivable area is vulnerable to droughts; and, its hilly areas are at risk from landslides and avalanches.


Report Content

Introduction

Phase I: City Selection

Methodology

Phase II: City Profile Analysis

LULC Classification 2006, 2011, 2016, 2019

Change Detection Statistics

Phase III: Modelling Conversion of Land Use and its Effects (CLUE -S) Model

SLUETH Model

Input Parameters

Results & Conclusion