A study of evaluating and forecasting watersheds using the flood vulnerability assessment index in Korea

The main reasons behind the occurrence of floods are climate change and rapid urbanization. Floods bring heavy casualties and enormous property damage. Therefore, a lot of support and flood-defence policies should be implemented and indexes should be developed in an effort to figure out the flood vu...

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Main Authors: Seung Hyub Baeck, Si Jung Choi, Gye Woon Choi, Dong Ryul Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-07-01
Series:Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2013.803268