Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Areas Based on Spatial Analytics and Social Factors

Flood maps alone are not sufficient to determine and assess the risks to people, property, infrastructure, and services due to a flood event. Simply put, the risk is almost zero to minimum if the flooded region is “empty” (i.e., unpopulated, has not properties, no industry, no infrastructure, and no...

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Main Authors: Costas Armenakis, Erin Xinheng Du, Sowmya Natesan, Ravi Ancil Persad, Ying Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/7/4/123