04093nam 2200877z- 450 991055740350332120210501(CKB)5400000000043642(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69202(oapen)doab69202(EXLCZ)99540000000004364220202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRecent Advances in the Assessment of Flood Risk in Urban AreasBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 online resource (202 p.)3-03936-830-3 3-03936-831-1 The adverse effects of flood disasters in urban areas have been increasing in severity and extent over the past years. The amount of loss resulting from these events is also increasing exponentially, particularly in highly urbanised urban areas, where the effects of intensive land use and climate change are particularly extreme-all despite that our scientific knowledge, technical competence, and computational capacity to develop highly sophisticated and accurate forecasting and simulation models are higher than ever, as is our capacity to map and analyse flood-related data. In order to tackle this global issue, it is fundamental to keep on promoting and developing fundamental and applied research that allows the better targeting of interventions to improve resilience, reduce vulnerability, and enhance recovery as well as assisting decision-makers in delivering more effective flood risk-reduction policies. This book aims to contribute to this goal by providing a space in which to share and discuss recent studies and state-of- the-art methodologies focused on the assessment and mitigation of flood risk in urban areas. It includes nine high-quality chapters authored by eminent scholars who had the tremendous generosity to join me in this editorial project. The range of topics covered by these nine studies is extraordinarily vast, reflecting the complexity of the current challenges associated with the topic.History of engineering and technologybicssc2D modeling3Dianalytic hierarchy process (AHP)behavioral designbuilt-up growth predictionCan Tho Cityclimate changeevacuation modellingfloodflood damageflood evacuationflood extent mappingflood hazardflood mitigationflood risk assessmentflood risk susceptibilityFRS-GWR modelingGoogle Earth enginegraph analysisHEC-RASHistoric City Centre of Guimarãeshuman motion in floodwatersindirect impactsintegrated operationland useLight Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)loss assessmentMexico Cityn/apluvial floodremote sensingrevised resilience indexrisk assessmentrisk managementrisk mapsupport vector machine regression (SVR)Thailanduncertaintyurban and peri-urban areaurban built environment at riskurban disasterurban drainage facilityurban floodurban flood riskurban streamHistory of engineering and technologyFerreira Tiago Migueledt1295535Ferreira Tiago MiguelothBOOK9910557403503321Recent Advances in the Assessment of Flood Risk in Urban Areas3023590UNINA