Geoenvironmental Disasters

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The impact of COVID-19 outbreak and perceptions of people towards household waste management chain in Nepal
Ashis Acharya, Govinda Bastola, Bindu Modi, Asmi Marhatta, Suraj Belbase, Ganesh Lamichhane, Narayan Gyawali and Ranjan Kumar Dahal
_{Published: 23 June 2021}

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Landslide susceptibility mapping using statistical methods in Uatzau catchment area, northwestern Ethiopia
Azemeraw Wubalem
_{Published: 5 January 2021}

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Geoenvironmental Disasters is affiliated with the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR)

The journal is financially supported by the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction, which provides funds to cover the cost of publication for authors who cannot bear the Article Processing Charges (APCs).

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KN-ICGD-GEDI-0421

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Geoenvironmental Disasters is an international journal with a focus on multi-disciplinary applied and fundamental research and the effects and impacts on infrastructure, society and the environment of geoenvironmental disasters triggered by various types of geo-hazards (e.g. earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, tsunamis, intensive erosion and hydro-meteorological events).

The integrated study of Geoenvironmental Disasters is an emerging and composite field of research interfacing with areas traditionally within civil engineering, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and the life sciences. It centers on the interactions within and between the Earth's ground, air and water environments, all of which are affected by climate, geological, morphological and anthropological processes; and biological and ecological cycles. Disasters are dynamic forces which can change the Earth pervasively, rapidly, or abruptly, and which can generate lasting effects on the natural and built environments.

The journal publishes research papers, case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters, review papers and technical reports of various geoenvironmental disaster-related case studies. The focus on case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters helps to advance the practical understanding of geoenvironmental disasters and to inform future research priorities; they are a major component of the journal. The journal aims for the rapid publication of research papers at a high scientific level. The journal welcomes proposals for special issues reflecting the trends in geoenvironmental disaster reduction and monothematic issues. Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions.

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The 2022 Best Paper Award was bestowed to two papers:

1. A review of landslide acceptable risk and tolerable risk by Sim, K.B., Lee, M.L. & Wong, S.Y.

(No.3, Vol.9)

This well read and cited review paper provides insights on the societal risks posed by landslides in various countries and the risk criteria used by various parts of the world in assessing landslide risks. The authors stressed that the landslide risk tolerance criteria are strongly governed by the financial capabilities and the developmental need of the individual countries. The paper compared the landslide disaster risk tolerances in a wide range of countries – developing to developed. The authors emphasized that the risk criteria should be developed locally with historical landslide inventory, public perception, and engineering aspects being considered.

2. Liquefaction hazard assessment and ground failure probability analysis in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal by Subedi, M., Acharya, I.P.

(No.1, Vol.9)

In this highly cited and read research paper, the authors presented the liquefaction potential in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. In this paper, the authors used the standard penetration test results from 410 locations in the valley to assess the susceptibility, hazard, and risk of liquefaction of the valley soil considering three likely-to-recur scenario earthquakes. The results are presented in the form of liquefaction hazard maps indicating factor of safety, liquefaction potential index, and probability of ground failure (P_G). The assessment outcomes were validated with the field manifestations during the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.