History and Background
Waterfront area is defined generally as the area of interaction between land and water. It is always the part of a town or city adjoining a river, lake, harbour, etc., which is one of the areas largely influenced by human activities and nature process. The primarily power of attracted people on waterfronts is visual landscape effects of water on relaxation. The cities located on the banks of intersecting rivers, estuaries and deltas, generally have many long waterfronts, which increase the chance of public spaces located on the waterfront and also of these being connected to other hinterland public spaces. Meanwhile, waterfront area is also a special area being productive and biologically diverse ecosystems, which is affected by natural and anthropogenic disasters such as flooding, erosion, landslides and pollution. As a result, many waterfronts fell into disuse and some waterfronts virtually became a deserted, inaccessible and unsafe area, further separating the urban core from the water. Thus, it is highly urgent and necessary to preserve the waterfront area under climate change and human activities.
Aims and Perspectives
Under such circumstances, it is timely to institute a committee on Environment and Disaster in Waterfront Area. The Committee aims to (1) review the state of the art of theories and methodologies in resilient-based prevention of Environment and Disaster in Waterfront Area; (2) propose the important key scientific problem and future development direction about waterfront area; (3) help promote sustainable development of waterfront area by conducting exchanges and cooperation with government, universities, enterprises and other research institutes.
Chair:
Bin He, Professor, Ningbo University，China
Executive Chair:
Pingping Luo, Professor, Chang'an University，China
Advisory Chairs:
Fangbai Li, Dr. Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Kaoru Takara, Dr. Prof., Kyoto University, Japan
Srikantha Herath, Dr. Prof., Director, Envi Forecasting, Australia/Visiting Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Vice Chairs:
Xiaoli Zhao, Dr. Prof., Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China
Ceyhun Ozcelik, Dr. Prof., Mugla University, Turkey
Weili Duan, Dr. Prof., Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenbin Liu, Dr. Prof., Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Pingping Luo, Dr. Prof., School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, China
Yi Wang, Dr. Prof., North China Electric Power University, China
Chuanping Liu, Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Zhiyuan Yao, Professor, Ningbo University，China
Secretary General：
Xiaoli Zhao, Dr. Prof., Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China
Weili Duan, Dr. Prof., Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Secretaries:
Hong Wang, Dr.，Associate Prof., Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Maochuan Hu, Dr., Associate Prof., Sun Yat-sen University, China
Siyi Zhang, Dr., Associate Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Beibei Hao, Dr., Associate Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Shan Zou, Dr. Assistant Prof., Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhao Ma, Associate Professor, Ningbo University，China
Committee Members:
Fariborz Abbasi, Prof. Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI), Karaj, Iran
Bin He, Dr. Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Binayak Kumar Mishra, Dr. Prof. Pokhara University, Pokhara-30, Kaski, Nepal
Camilo Farias, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
Ceyhun Ozcelik, Dr. Prof., Mugla University, Turkey
Chuanping Liu, Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Sumana Bandara Weerakoon, Dr. Prof., Univ. of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Mohamed Said Desouky Abu-Hashim, Dr. Prof. Zagazig University, Egypt
Ahmed Elbeltagi, Dr. Agricultural Engineering Dept., Mansoura University, Egypt
Venecio U. Ultra, Dr. Prof. Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
Fangbai Li, Dr. Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Harsha Ratnaweera, Dr. Prof., Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Hendy Setiawan，Assistant Professor，Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Hong Wang, Dr.，Associate Prof., Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Joshua Viers, Dr. Prof., University of California, Merced, California, USA
Maochuan Hu, Dr., Associate Prof., Sun Yat-sen University, China
Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol，Malysia
Ngo Duc Thanh, Dr. Prof., Vietnam National University, Vietnam
Ponthip Limlahapun, Dr. Prof., Kasetsart University, Thailand
Pingping Luo, Dr. Prof., School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, China
Razafindrabe Bam Haja Nirina, Dr. Prof., University of The Ryukyus, Japan
Shreedhar Maskey, Dr. Associate Prof., IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
Siyi Zhang, Dr., Associate Prof., Institute of Eco-environment and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China
Srikkantha Herath, Dr. Prof., Director, Envi Forecasting, Australia
Van Thanh Van Nguyen, Dr. Prof., Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Canada
Weili Duan, Dr. Prof., Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wenjun Chen, Dr., Associate Prof., Jinling Institute of Technology, China
Xiaoli Zhao, Dr. Prof., Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China
Yi Wang, Dr. Prof., North China Electric Power University, China
Xiao Wei, Dr. Associate Prof. Chang'an University, China
Chunying Wang, Dr. Associate Prof. North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, China
Lili Liu, School of Architecture, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China
Jiqiang Lyu, School of Water and Environment,Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China
Meimei Zhou, School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University
S.B. Weerakon, Senior Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Kamal Parakrama Bandara Herath, Dr. , Asian Science Research ( Private) Limited, Sri Lanka
Sujatha Hewage nee Karunathna, Dr., Project Manager, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Srikantha Herath, Dr. Prof., Director, Envi Forecasting, Australia/Visiting Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
All interested members are welcome to join!