Regional prioritisation of flood risk in mountainous areas

In this paper a method is proposed to identify mountainous watersheds with the highest flood risk at the regional level. Through this, the watersheds to be subjected to more detailed risk studies can be prioritised in order to establish appropriate flood risk management strategies. The prioritisatio...

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Main Authors: M. C. Rogelis, M. Werner, N. Obregón, N. Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/833/2016/nhess-16-833-2016.pdf