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The Multifaceted Role of Pine Needles in Disaster Management: A Technical Perspective

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Advances in Disaster Management, Volume 2 (HSFEAS 2023)

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Abstract

Disasters, whether caused by natural occurrences or human activity, pose substantial hazards to the environment and infrastructure, needing meticulous disaster management measures. Pine needles have long been recognized for their usefulness in forest fire prevention due to their capacity to act as a natural mulch, but their utility extends beyond this single function. This study aims to provide a complete evaluation of the multidimensional function that pine needles play in disaster management, with a focus on their applications in environmental preservation and infrastructure development.

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  1. School of Advance Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Vimal Mohan

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  1. Centre of Excellence Occupational Health Safety, Fire & Environment (C-HSFE), GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India

    Nihal Anwar Siddiqui

  2. Pan India and Overseas, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Mohammad Moizuddin

  3. IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Anil Kumar Gupta

  4. Safety Bee Training FZ LLC, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

    Akbar Ziauddin

  5. Centre of Excellence Occupational Health Safety, Fire & Environment (C-HSFE), GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India

    Prasenjit Mondal

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Mohan, V. (2025). The Multifaceted Role of Pine Needles in Disaster Management: A Technical Perspective. In: Siddiqui, N.A., Moizuddin, M., Gupta, A.K., Ziauddin, A., Mondal, P. (eds) Advances in Disaster Management, Volume 2. HSFEAS 2023. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4047-8_1

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