Managing and communicating flood risks necessitates a strong understanding of how people perceive risk. It has become critical to examine risk perception implement effective disaster management (DRM) measures. Socioeconomic determinants have an impact on perception, which in turn affects future adaptive capacity preparedness. First foremost, this research attempts determine Pakistani rural areas risk, second, the factors that can influence residents’ perceptions The data for study were...

Modeling surface water quality using soft computing techniques is essential for the effective management of scarce resources and environmental protection. The development accurate predictive models with significant input parameters inconsistent datasets still a challenge. Therefore, further research needed to improve performance models. This study presents methodology dataset pre-processing optimization reducing modeling complexity. objective this was achieved by employing two-sided...

In recent years, social vulnerability has gained much importance in academic studies. However, indices are rarely combined and validated with exposure resilience components. This study provides an integrated analysis of the flood rural households a case area Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A conceptual framework was designed (based on MOVE framework) as guideline key indicators were identified. For component, parameters such elevation, flooded locations, distance from river...

High-resolution soil moisture (SM) information is essential for regional to global hydrological and agricultural applications. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) offers daily composites of SM at coarse-resolution 9 36 km, with data gaps limiting its local application depict distribution in detail. To overcome the aforementioned problem, a downscaling gap-filling novel approach was adopted, using random forest (RF) artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms downscale SMAP data,...

Water sharing within the states/provinces of a country and cross-border is unavoidable. Conflicts between entities might turn more severe due to additional dependency on water, growing population, reduced availability as result climate change at many locations. Pakistan, being an agricultural country, severely water stressed heading toward worsening situation in near future. Pakistan scarcity Indus basin becoming critical. Being downstream riparian India Afghanistan basin, depends releases...

Water contamination is indeed a worldwide problem that threatens public health, environmental protection, and agricultural productivity. The distinctive attributes of machine learning (ML)-based modelling can provide in-depth understanding into increasing water quality challenges. This study presents the development multi-expression programming (MEP) based predictive model for parameters, i.e., electrical conductivity (EC) total dissolved solids (TDS) in upper Indus River at two different...

Environmental sustainability is a major challenge for the governments of various countries. The industrial sector and growth startups have created sustainable development, with little concept innovativeness environment sustainability. current research aims to foster environmental by adopting innovation opinion leadership in hospital industry. adoption along industry rarely studied literature. Particularly, this completely ignored context Pakistan. Quantitative approach employed study. A...

Kuwait is an arid country with one of the world’s highest consumption rates per capita. It suffers from severe water scarcity. Annual national expenditure on direct supply and distribution in substantial, which a burden country’s economy. The nation’s dependency imported food due to scarcity also considered primary political security concern. These conditions call for much more efficient use management Kuwait. This study aims undertake extensive analysis resources review current strategies...

Groundwater supplies approximately half of the total global domestic water demand. It also complements seasonal and annual variabilities surface water. Monitoring groundwater fluctuations is mandatory to envisage composition terrestrial storage. This research provides an overview traditional techniques detailed discussion on modern tools methods monitor along with advanced applications. The monitoring can broadly be classified into three groups. first one characterized by point measurement...

The United Nations SDGs Report 2020 revealed that climatic variability victimized masses across the globe in 2018 and global average temperature would rise to 3.2°C during this century. GHG emission reduction targets for 2030 were prioritized under Paris Climate Agreement (PCA) of 2015 keep below 1.5°C. Here, parallel action climate adaptation is on top it. However, both mitigation are lagging. Climatic variations will continue more likely with similar trends thus influencing development...

The world has seen a number of natural hazards, but among them, floods are perhaps the most frequent devastating hazard, resulting in more human causalities and financial losses. Rural inundation become an issue concern various parts world, including Pakistan. Over past few decades, it been hard for local institutions rural populations to recover from trauma inflicted by these events. disaster risk management cycle is well-known tool coping with disasters their consequences. Yet, DRM...

Floods are the most common natural hazard in Pakistan, and research on flood risk management is continuously growing to improve policies for effective management. One of critical determinants food better communication risks through Flood Early Warning System. FEWS have been implemented widely; however, not all at-risk residents prompted take immediate action response these alerts. This looks at community social barriers non-technical aspects what Non-Governmental Organizations could do...

Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) has been widely used in cities to mitigate the negative consequences of urbanization and climate change. One WSUD strategies that is becoming popular green roofs (GR) which offer a wide range ecosystem services. Research on this strategy continuously increasing terms both quantity quality. This paper presents comprehensive review quantifying benefits GRs papers published since 2010. More precisely, aims provide up-to-date information about each GR benefit...

Plastic wastes are a major hazard for the environment and their use in construction industry is increasing day by day. The drawback of plastic concrete an exceptional reduction strength workability. This research work explores effect sand coating on two types recycled aggregates, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) electronic-wastes (E-wastes), as partial replacement natural aggregates. ranged from 0% to 30% along with super plasticizer SP-675 wet lock sealant. Both aggregates crushed, melted,...

Tropical region such as Darwin has similar weather patterns throughout the year, thus creating higher energy demands in residential buildings. Typically, buildings consume about 40 per cent of total consumption for indoor heating and cooling. Therefore, building envelopes are linked with design strategies use thermal storage phase change materials (PCM) to minimize this by storing a large amount energy. Primarily, PCMs targeted researchers different components efficiency; thus, study aimed...

The construction industry is considered a driver of economic growth, especially in developing countries. However, the successful completion projects major challenge, due to lack competencies. current study explores effects communication management practices, clarity scope project, and organizational culture enhance project success. A manager essential running smoothly according schedule. Keeping view predominant role manager, this aims find moderating impact competencies improve routine...

It is estimated that almost 40% of the world’s energy consumed by buildings’ heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. This consumption increases 3% every year will reach 70% 2050 due to rapid urbanisation population growth. In Darwin, building even higher accounts for up 55% hot humid weather conditions. Singapore has same conditions but less consumption, with only 38% compared Darwin. Solar radiation can be defined as electromagnetic emitted Sun Darwin area receives a large...

Abstract Pollution of a watershed by different land uses and agricultural practices is becoming major challenging factor that results in deterioration water quality affecting human health ecosystems. Sustainable use available resources warrants reduction Non-Point Source (NPS) pollutants from receiving bodies through best management (BMPs). A hydrologic model such as the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) can be used for analyzing impacts various BMPs implementing plans improvement, which...