**Meet the editors**

Florin-Constantin Mihai holds a PhD degree in Geography (2013) with maximum distinction from the Department of Geography, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi (Romania), and BSc and MSc degrees in Environmental Science. He has published papers in local and international peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters on various topics

regarding environmental and waste management issues. His research aims to develop new methods and indicators to assess the key environmental issues across various geographical scales. His research interests include environmental geography, waste management, pollution, sanitation, sustainability, circular economy, public and environmental policies, spatial analysis, and rural and regional development. Previously edited books *E-waste in Transition: from Pollution to Resource* and *Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas* are available at https://www.intechopen.com/.

Adrian Grozavu is a full professor at the Department of Geography of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi (Romania). He teaches courses in the disciplines of natural and anthropogenic risks, physical geography, geomorphology, and cartography coordinating numerous graduation studies. He has published papers particularly in the fields of geomorphology, land use dy-

namics, natural and anthropogenic hazards, and risks to human communities. His research interests focus on the diagnostic analysis of hazards, but especially the exposure and vulnerability components of the risk equation, where such evaluations become essential in the research of any type of risk. Particular attention is paid to assessing the different dimensions of vulnerability (physical, environmental, economic, social) and the integration of new assessment methods and indicators.

Contents

**Preface VII**

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Environmental Risks between**

Adrian Grozavu and Florin-Constantin Mihai

Chapter 2 **Landslides Triggered by Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan 13** Ssu-Yao Yang, Chyan-Deng Jan and Ji-Shang Wang

Chapter 3 **Analyzing Wildfire Suppression Difficulty in Relation to**

**Based on Historical Aerial Photography 65**

Chapter 5 **Experiences from the Fukushima Disaster 85**

Chapter 4 **Assessment of the Riparian Vegetation Changes Downstream**

Matthew P Thompson, Zhiwei Liu, Yu Wei and Michael D Caggiano

**of Selected Dams in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province on**

John M. Mokgoebo, Tibangayuka A. Kabanda and Jabulani R.

**Conceptualization and Action 1**

**Protection Demand 45**

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Hans J. Scheel
