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Papers by Joeli Varo
Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2020
We face an urban future. Global trends show that 6 out of 10 people will be living in urban areas... more We face an urban future. Global trends show that 6 out of 10 people will be living in urban areas by 2030.This connotes that the bulk of our problems would be concentrated within towns and cities. Apparently, this also means that urban planners' roles become increasingly imperative in our quest to make our cities sustainable and resilient. This study, "Viti Levu Flood-Risk Zonation From an Urban Planning Perspective", emphasizes the critical role of urban planning in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Fiji. It highlights the vulnerabilities of urban centers to flooding due to their coastal, low-lying locations and proposes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create flood-risk zonation maps. By classifying areas into low, moderate, and high-risk zones, the research seeks to inform policy and planning decisions, ensuring resilience and sustainability for Fijian communities. The findings advocate for urban planning as a national priority to mitigate disaster impacts, build resilience and promote sustainable development.
Apple Academic Press eBooks, Apr 16, 2023
Lecture notes in civil engineering, Oct 13, 2022
Pandemic Risk, Response, and Resilience
This is the lightning talk session from FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, organised by OSGeo Oceania and ... more This is the lightning talk session from FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, organised by OSGeo Oceania and held at The National Library in Wellington, New Zealand from November 12-15 2019. 0:00:17 · Alex Lum - The World of Wikidata 0:05:53 · Andrew Harvey - Practical Mapping Tips 0:11:18 · Brent Wood - A new paradigm in web visualiation of species data 0:14:58 · Caitlin Adams - Lessons from a first brush with user experience design 0:20:16 · Chris Morgan - Agile Delivery in the Geospatial Industry at FrontierSI 0:25:15 · David Garcia - How to Map an Island in the Pacific 0:30:55 · Ewen Hill - Mapping in the International Year of Indigenous Languages 0:36:24 · Hamish Campbell - QGIS Geometry Generators 0:41:50 · Jessica Leiria Schattschneider - An open-source geospatial framework for beach litter monitoring 0:47:13 · Joeli Varo - A great giant of isolation in Papua New Guinea! 0:52:01 · Kamsin Raju - Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements 0:56:08 · Michael Speth - High Performance Map Cach...
Depending on magnitude the earthquake hazards can have collateral retort of devastations in collu... more Depending on magnitude the earthquake hazards can have collateral retort of devastations in collusion with the site-soil geology. Fiji – Tonga region accounts for about 70 percent of the world’s earthquakes with depths greater than 400 kilometres. Risk management through spatial planning is paramount for tectonism linked disasters in order to reduce the extent of fatality and economic cost. Humanity is at the ‘tipping point’ of self-destruction unless knowledge on disaster risk reduction is disseminated on time in the form of implementable solutions such as using ArcGIS as a tool to provide worthwhile segmentation of disaster prone zones to administrators. The present study aims at assessing the site-soil geology and earthquake hazard potentiality of VitiLevu Island using the GIS and remote sensing techniques. Site-soil geology, geomorphology, seismology and SRTM DEM data were the main sources of layers used to carry out analysis using the Saaty’s Analytical Hierarchical Process (AH...
Natural hazards are increasing in magnitude, frequency, and intensity. Human beings all around th... more Natural hazards are increasing in magnitude, frequency, and intensity. Human beings all around the globe are affected directly or indirectly by natural hazards. Small island developing states (SIDS) are the most vulnerable countries based on characteristics such as small landmass, small economies, isolation from other islands and continents, rapid population growth, fragile ecosystems, and extensive coastlines. Current research examines the disaster risks of earthquake, flood, and landslides in the Island of Fiji with a focus on Viti Levu Island. The methods employed were multicriteria evaluation (MCE), analytical hierarchical process (AHP), and frequency ratio (FR). The final output was the demarcation of earthquake, flood, and landslide hazard zonation. Infrastructures were overlaid onto each individual hazard zone and were analyzed accordingly. The research revealed that earthquake, flood and lanslide hazards could be reduced through physical planning measures such as structural ...
Spatial Information Research
Spatial Information Research
Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2020
We face an urban future. Global trends show that 6 out of 10 people will be living in urban areas... more We face an urban future. Global trends show that 6 out of 10 people will be living in urban areas by 2030.This connotes that the bulk of our problems would be concentrated within towns and cities. Apparently, this also means that urban planners' roles become increasingly imperative in our quest to make our cities sustainable and resilient. This study, "Viti Levu Flood-Risk Zonation From an Urban Planning Perspective", emphasizes the critical role of urban planning in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Fiji. It highlights the vulnerabilities of urban centers to flooding due to their coastal, low-lying locations and proposes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to create flood-risk zonation maps. By classifying areas into low, moderate, and high-risk zones, the research seeks to inform policy and planning decisions, ensuring resilience and sustainability for Fijian communities. The findings advocate for urban planning as a national priority to mitigate disaster impacts, build resilience and promote sustainable development.
Apple Academic Press eBooks, Apr 16, 2023
Lecture notes in civil engineering, Oct 13, 2022
Pandemic Risk, Response, and Resilience
This is the lightning talk session from FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, organised by OSGeo Oceania and ... more This is the lightning talk session from FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019, organised by OSGeo Oceania and held at The National Library in Wellington, New Zealand from November 12-15 2019. 0:00:17 · Alex Lum - The World of Wikidata 0:05:53 · Andrew Harvey - Practical Mapping Tips 0:11:18 · Brent Wood - A new paradigm in web visualiation of species data 0:14:58 · Caitlin Adams - Lessons from a first brush with user experience design 0:20:16 · Chris Morgan - Agile Delivery in the Geospatial Industry at FrontierSI 0:25:15 · David Garcia - How to Map an Island in the Pacific 0:30:55 · Ewen Hill - Mapping in the International Year of Indigenous Languages 0:36:24 · Hamish Campbell - QGIS Geometry Generators 0:41:50 · Jessica Leiria Schattschneider - An open-source geospatial framework for beach litter monitoring 0:47:13 · Joeli Varo - A great giant of isolation in Papua New Guinea! 0:52:01 · Kamsin Raju - Challenges of Mapping Informal Settlements 0:56:08 · Michael Speth - High Performance Map Cach...
Depending on magnitude the earthquake hazards can have collateral retort of devastations in collu... more Depending on magnitude the earthquake hazards can have collateral retort of devastations in collusion with the site-soil geology. Fiji – Tonga region accounts for about 70 percent of the world’s earthquakes with depths greater than 400 kilometres. Risk management through spatial planning is paramount for tectonism linked disasters in order to reduce the extent of fatality and economic cost. Humanity is at the ‘tipping point’ of self-destruction unless knowledge on disaster risk reduction is disseminated on time in the form of implementable solutions such as using ArcGIS as a tool to provide worthwhile segmentation of disaster prone zones to administrators. The present study aims at assessing the site-soil geology and earthquake hazard potentiality of VitiLevu Island using the GIS and remote sensing techniques. Site-soil geology, geomorphology, seismology and SRTM DEM data were the main sources of layers used to carry out analysis using the Saaty’s Analytical Hierarchical Process (AH...
Natural hazards are increasing in magnitude, frequency, and intensity. Human beings all around th... more Natural hazards are increasing in magnitude, frequency, and intensity. Human beings all around the globe are affected directly or indirectly by natural hazards. Small island developing states (SIDS) are the most vulnerable countries based on characteristics such as small landmass, small economies, isolation from other islands and continents, rapid population growth, fragile ecosystems, and extensive coastlines. Current research examines the disaster risks of earthquake, flood, and landslides in the Island of Fiji with a focus on Viti Levu Island. The methods employed were multicriteria evaluation (MCE), analytical hierarchical process (AHP), and frequency ratio (FR). The final output was the demarcation of earthquake, flood, and landslide hazard zonation. Infrastructures were overlaid onto each individual hazard zone and were analyzed accordingly. The research revealed that earthquake, flood and lanslide hazards could be reduced through physical planning measures such as structural ...
Spatial Information Research
Spatial Information Research