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Floods in a Megacity - Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Floods in a Megacity - Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Series: Springer Geography
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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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