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Overview

Peter Sammonds is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science, social sciences, and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on understanding disaster risks, flood management, and resilience in vulnerable regions.

Their recent publications include studies on climate change and disaster risk resilience, as well as specific analyses of flood susceptibility and landslide hazards. Notable papers include:

  • "Climate change driven disaster risks in Bangladesh and its journey towards resilience," 2021, Journal of the British Academy
  • "Flash flood susceptibility assessment using the parameters of drainage basin morphometry in SE Bangladesh," 2020, Quaternary International
  • "Application of geospatial technologies in developing a dynamic landslide early warning system in a humanitarian context: the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," 2020, Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk
  • "Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: Lessons learned from the lived experiences of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh," 2020, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • "Household food insecurity, income loss, and symptoms of psychological distress among adults following the Cyclone Amphan in coastal Bangladesh," 2021, PLoS ONE

Their frequent co-authors include Bayes Ahmed, A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Akhtar Alam, Shamrita Zaman, and Farhad Hossain, indicating a collaborative approach to research across multiple disciplines and humanitarian contexts.

The primary publication venues for their work encompass Natural Hazards Research, Scientific Reports, Land, Quaternary International, and Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk.

Peter Sammonds's research spans several subfields, including sociology and political science, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, civil and structural engineering, and political science and international relations.

The main topics of their research focus on:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
  • Cambodian History and Society
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis

This wide range of research topics reflects their interdisciplinary engagement with environmental challenges, particularly those affecting Asian regions. Their expertise bridges natural hazard assessment, engineering solutions, and socio-political factors influencing disaster risk and resilience.

Best Publications

  • The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: the health of a world on the move

    Ibrahim Abubakar;Robert W Aldridge;Delan Devakumar;Miriam Orcutt

  • Role of pore fluids in the generation of seismic precursors to shear fracture

    P. R. Sammonds;P. G. Meredith;I. G. Main

  • Fracture toughness measurements on igneous rocks using a high-pressure, high-temperature rock fracture mechanics cell

    M.R Balme;V Rocchi;C Jones;P.R Sammonds

  • Experimental and theoretical fracture mechanics applied to Antarctic ice fracture and surface crevassing

    M. A. Rist;P. R. Sammonds;S. A. F. Murrell;P. G. Meredith

  • Evidence for seismogenic fracture of silicic magma

    Hugh Tuffen;Hugh Tuffen;Rosanna Smith;Peter R. Sammonds

  • Fracture of Antarctic shelf ice

    M. A. Rist;M. A. Rist;P. R. Sammonds;Hans Oerter;C. M. S. Doake

  • Tsunami damage to coastal defences and buildings in the March 11th 2011 Mw9.0 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami

    Stuart Fraser;Alison Raby;Antonios Pomonis;Katsuichiro Goda

  • Flash flood susceptibility assessment using the parameters of drainage basin morphometry in SE Bangladesh

    Akhtar Alam;Bayes Ahmed;Peter Sammonds

  • Laboratory studies of electrical potential during rock failure

    D. Eccles;P.R. Sammonds;O.C. Clint

  • Comparison of earthquake strains over 10(2) and 10(4) year timescales: Insights into variability in the seismic cycle in the central Apennines, Italy

    J. P. Faure Walker;G. P. Roberts;P. R. Sammonds;Patience Cowie

  • Ionic surface electrical conductivity in sandstone

    Paul W. J. Glover;Philip G. Meredith;Peter R. Sammonds;Stanley A. F. Murrell

  • TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN SEISMIC EVENT RATE AND B-VALUES FROM STRESS-CORROSION CONSTITUTIVE LAWS

    Ian G. Main;Philip G. Meredith;Peter R. Sammonds

  • Application of a modified Griffith criterion to the evolution of fractal damage during compressional rock failure

    Ian G. Main;Peter R. Sammonds;Philip G. Meredith

  • Non-extensivity and long-range correlations in the earthquake activity at the West Corinth rift (Greece)

    G. Michas;F. Vallianatos;F. Vallianatos;P. Sammonds

  • Electric potential changes prior to shear fracture in dry and saturated rocks

    Shingo Yoshida;Oswald C. Clint;Peter R. Sammonds

  • Basal crevasses in Larsen C Ice Shelf and implications for their global abundance

    A Luckman;D Jansen;Bernd Kulessa;E. C King

  • Marine ice regulates the future stability of a large Antarctic ice shelf

    Bernd Kulessa;Daniela Jansen;Daniela Jansen;Adrian J. Luckman;Edward C. King

  • Pathways for degassing during the lava dome eruption of Mount St. Helens 2004–2008

    H. Elizabeth Gaunt;Peter R. Sammonds;Philip G. Meredith;Rosanna Smith

  • Fracturing of volcanic systems: Experimental insights into pre-eruptive conditions

    Rosanna Smith;Peter R. Sammonds;Christopher R.J. Kilburn

  • Surface structure and stability of the Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

    N.F. Glasser;B. Kulessa;A. Luckman;D. Jansen

  • Advances in earth science : from earthquakes to global warming

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Frequent Co-Authors

Filippos Vallianatos
Filippos Vallianatos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Philip G. Meredith
Philip G. Meredith University College London
Daniel L. Feltham
Daniel L. Feltham University of Reading
Hugh Tuffen
Hugh Tuffen Lancaster University
Edward C. King
Edward C. King British Antarctic Survey
Adrian Luckman
Adrian Luckman Swansea University
Christopher R. J. Kilburn
Christopher R. J. Kilburn University College London
Ian Main
Ian Main University of Edinburgh
Bernd Kulessa
Bernd Kulessa Swansea University
Gerald P. Roberts
Gerald P. Roberts Birkbeck, University of London

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