An edition of Floods in a Megacity (2013)

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Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

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An edition of Floods in a Megacity (2013)

Floods in a Megacity

Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

Flooding is one of the most devastating natural hazards in the world. Available records suggest that both flood frequency and severity are on the rise and this is likely to worsen in the context of climate change. As population, infrastructure and poverty grow rapidly in developing countries, particularly in urban agglomerations of 10 million people or more, floods could cause widespread devastation, economic damage and loss of life. Assessment of vulnerability and risk from naturally occurring phenomena is therefore imperative in order to achieve urban sustainability.  This book uses geospatial techniques to evaluate hazards, risk and vulnerability at a metropolitan scale in a data-scarce country. An empirical study was performed using remote sensing, GIS and census data. This research offers a new approach to mapping population, infrastructures and communities at risk which can greatly contribute to the deeper understanding of flood disasters in a rapidly expanding megacity. Examples shown in this book are from Dhaka Megacity, however, the techniques and methods can easily be implemented in medium to large cities of similar characteristics.  The book is essential reading for hazard researchers, geospatial scientists, disaster management professionals, geographers, urban planners, and social scientists.    Ashraf M. Dewan is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Spatial Sciences at Curtin University, Western Australia (on leave from his substantive position as Associate Professor in the Geography & Environment Department at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh).

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Publisher
Springer
Pages
199

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Source title: Floods in a Megacity: Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (Springer Geography)

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Library of Congress
GB1399.5.B3 D49 2013, GB3-5030, GB5000-5030

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Format
hardcover
Number of pages
199

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28017026M
ISBN 10
940075874X
ISBN 13
9789400758742
LCCN
2013930017

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Work ID
OL20718172W

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