Geoinformatics for Flood Risk Management: Applications and Strategies
暫譯: 洪水風險管理的地理資訊科學：應用與策略

這本書全面介紹了各種類型的洪水、不同地形中造成洪水的原因，以及人為、地理、水文地質和地貌等洪水易發區的各個方面。本書整合了地理空間技術在洪水繪圖和監測中的應用、多準則決策技術在風險管理中的使用，以及機器學習算法在洪水預測繪圖、易感性分析和監測中的應用，並提供了許多實際案例研究。關於洪水管理策略的討論，包括通過本土知識和當地資源進行可持續洪水風險評估，讓讀者能夠做出明智的決策。

**特色**

- 提供有關洪水類型、原因和影響的最新發展和見解。
- 討論在洪水繪圖、易感性分析和監測中使用地理空間技術以實現可持續洪水風險管理。
- 確定不同地理環境中的各種洪水條件因素，並檢視突發洪水的影響。
- 包含來自不同地區的實際案例研究，展示成功的洪水管理策略和從過去事件中學到的教訓。
- 強調社區參與在風險管理中的重要性。

這本書是對於研究人員、科學家和學術界人士在自然災害及其管理、地理空間技術、洪水水文學和人口統計等各個方面的優秀參考資料。它也為環境科學、地理學、地質學等研究生提供了良好的基礎教材，適合修習災害管理課程的學生。

Dr. Brototi Biswas is a professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, Mizoram (Central) University, India. Her areas of research interest cover physical geography, climate change, urban planning, applied climatology, hazards and disasters, oceanography, social geography, natural resource management, RS and GIS and environmental issues. She has delivered invited lectures in University Grants Commissions (UGC)-sponsored national seminars and academic departments of different colleges in India. She was awarded the "Best Teacher" award in 2013 by Maharashtra Dalit Sahitya Academy. She has successfully guided two PhD students while at present supervising six PhD students. She has guided 20 PG dissertations for postgraduate students. She has conducted (as organizing secretary) four conferences and two workshops sponsored by varied government departments. She has also conducted four Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) outreach programmes. Prof. Biswas mainly works on various aspects of physical geography, including hazard and hazard management. She has completed five research projects as Principal Investigator. The funding agencies of the various research projects are UGC, SRTM University (Maharashtra), ICSSR and DST. She has served as reviewer for many international journals. She has to her credit 51 research papers, one authored book, seven book chapters, and 10 conference proceedings. Prof. Biswas has also published two edited books with Springer Nature.

Dr. Bhagwan B. Ghute, Assistant Professor, has been working in the Department of Geology, Toshniwal Arts, Commerce and Science College, Sengaon Dist. Hingoli (Maharashtra) India since 2011. He obtained his BSc and MSc. Geology from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, in 2006 and 2008, respectively, with first class. He received the Dr. Bhimrao Pingale First Merit award, securing the first rank during his MSc Geology at SRTM University, Nanded, in 2008. He has qualified the State Eligibility Test for the lectureship in December 2010 in earth, atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences with the first rank from all over Maharashtra. He is also recognized as a Post-Graduate (PG) teacher and PhD research supervisor by Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. He has completed two MRPs funded by Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, and Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Mumbai. He is a life member of various societies and journals. Currently, he has been nominated as a Member of the Board of Studies in Geology at SRTM University (2023-2027). His main fields of research are quaternary geology, hydrogeology, remote sensing and GIS, and he has published more than 20 research papers in national and international journals.

Dr. Jayanta Das is an esteemed academic in geography, serving as the Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at Rampurhat College, West Bengal, India. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of North Bengal, with his research focused on sustainable alternatives to tobacco cultivation in West Bengal's Koch Behar district. Dr. Das's expertise encompasses climate change, applied geomorphology, hazard management, soil and agricultural geography, remote sensing, GIS, and environmental geography. An accomplished editor, Dr. Das has led special issues in journals such as Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Indian Journal of Spatial Science, Hill Geographer and served as an editor to Journal of Water, also contributed to multiple volumes with Springer, Elsevier, and CRC Press. His books cover diverse topics, including hazard monitoring, sustainable agriculture, groundwater, flood and geomorphology. His scholarly output includes 80 international peer-reviewed publications, receiving around 1300 citations (H-index: 21, i10-index: 31). His research is published in high-impact journals, reflecting his proficiency in areas like flood risk assessment, groundwater recharge, and land use analysis. Dr. Das has played a significant role in advancing geographical sciences, organizing international conferences, and training workshops, including MoES, SERB and ICSSR-sponsored conferences on sustainable development. Dr. Das has led two major research projects funded by ICSSR and ANRF. His international collaborations include mentoring African researchers through the CV Raman International Fellowship, focusing on hydro-geographical studies and risk mapping. Recognized with multiple awards for his contributions, Dr. Das's dedication to research and education continues to impact the field of geography both nationally and globally.

Dr. Brototi Biswas 是印度米佐拉姆（中央）大學地理與資源管理系的教授。她的研究興趣涵蓋物理地理、氣候變遷、城市規劃、應用氣候學、災害與災難、海洋學、社會地理、自然資源管理、遙感（RS）與地理資訊系統（GIS）及環境議題。她曾在印度大學資助委員會（UGC）贊助的全國研討會及不同學院的學術部門發表邀請講座。她於2013年獲得馬哈拉施特拉達利文學院頒發的「最佳教師」獎。她成功指導了兩位博士生，目前正在指導六位博士生。她為研究生指導了20篇碩士論文。她作為組織秘書舉辦了四場會議和兩場由不同政府部門贊助的工作坊。她還舉辦了四個印度遙感研究所（IIRS）的外展計劃。Biswas教授主要研究物理地理的各個方面，包括災害及災害管理。她作為首席研究員完成了五個研究項目。這些研究項目的資助機構包括UGC、馬哈拉施特拉SRTM大學、ICSSR和DST。她曾擔任多本國際期刊的審稿人。她的學術成果包括51篇研究論文、一本獨著書籍、七個書章和10篇會議論文集。Biswas教授還與Springer Nature出版了兩本編輯書籍。

Dr. Bhagwan B. Ghute，助理教授，自2011年以來一直在印度馬哈拉施特拉州Hingoli區Sengaon的Toshniwal藝術、商業與科學學院地質系工作。他於2006年和2008年分別在斯瓦米·拉馬南德·提爾特馬拉特瓦達大學獲得地質學學士和碩士學位，並以優異成績畢業。他在2008年於SRTM大學的地質學碩士課程中獲得Dr. Bhimrao Pingale首席優異獎，並在2010年12月的地球、大氣、海洋和行星科學州資格考試中獲得全馬哈拉施特拉州第一名。他也被斯瓦米·拉馬南德·提爾特馬拉特瓦達大學認可為研究生（PG）教師和博士研究指導教師。他完成了兩個由斯瓦米·拉馬南德·提爾特馬拉特瓦達大學和孟買的拉吉夫·甘地科學與技術委員會資助的MRP。他是多個學會和期刊的終身會員。目前，他被提名為SRTM大學地質學研究委員會成員（2023-2027）。他的主要研究領域包括第四紀地質學、水文地質學、遙感和GIS，並在國內外期刊上發表了20多篇研究論文。

Dr. Jayanta Das 是一位受人尊敬的地理學者，擔任印度西孟加拉邦Rampurhat學院地理系的助理教授及系主任。他擁有北孟加拉大學的地理學博士學位，研究重點是西孟加拉邦Koch Behar區的可持續煙草種植替代方案。Das博士的專業涵蓋氣候變遷、應用地貌學、災害管理、土壤與農業地理、遙感、GIS及環境地理。作為一位出色的編輯，Das博士曾主編《環境科學與污染研究》、《印度空間科學期刊》、《山地地理學家》等期刊的特刊，並擔任《水期刊》的編輯，還為Springer、Elsevier和CRC Press的多個卷編寫了內容。他的書籍涵蓋多樣主題，包括災害監測、可持續農業、地下水、洪水和地貌學。他的學術成果包括80篇國際同行評審的出版物，獲得約1300次引用（H指數：21，i10指數：31）。他的研究發表在高影響力的期刊上，反映了他在洪水風險評估、地下水補給和土地使用分析等領域的專業能力。Das博士在推進地理科學方面發揮了重要作用，組織了國際會議和培訓工作坊，包括由MoES、SERB和ICSSR贊助的可持續發展會議。Das博士主導了兩個由ICSSR和ANRF資助的重大研究項目。他的國際合作包括通過CV Raman國際獎學金指導非洲研究人員，專注於水文地理研究和風險地圖繪製。因其貢獻而獲得多項獎項，Das博士對研究和教育的奉獻持續影響著國內外的地理學領域。