Urbanization impacts on flash urban floods in Bodrum Province, Turkey

Y Bayazıt, C Koç, R Bakış - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Stormwater, which cannot penetrate the soil surface due to the impermeable layer created
by urbanization, inevitably causes floods. Therefore, the change in urban areas and …

Estimation of urban imperviousness and its impacts on flashfloods in Gazipaşa, Turkey

AD Mehr, O Akdegirmen - Knowledge …, 2021 - … journals.publicknowledgeproject.org
The paper examines flooding issues under rapid urbanization in Gazipasa city during the
past seven years 2013-2019. The Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) integrated with …

Using morphometric analysis for assessment of flash flood susceptibility in the Mediterranean region of Turkey

H Dutal - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2023 - Springer
Flash floods are one of the most severe natural disasters around the world because of their
rapid and unpredictable nature. It is expected that the frequency and intensity of flood events …

Mitigating flash floods with the use of new technologies: A Μulti-criteria decision analysis to map flood susceptibility for Zakynthos Island, Greece

S Stavropoulos, GN Zaimes, E Filippidis… - Journal of Urban …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Floods can be extremely harmful for the welfare of societies regardless if they are natural or
caused by humans. The Mediterranean region has experienced an increase in flash floods …

Flood exposure of residential areas and infrastructure in Greece

S Stefanidis, V Alexandridis, T Theodoridou - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, floods are the most common and widespread type of disaster during the 21st
century. These phenomena have caused human fatalities, destruction of infrastructures and …

Analysis of the most severe flood events in Turkey (1960–2014): which triggering mechanisms and aggravating pathways can be identified?

G Koç, T Petrow, AH Thieken - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The most severe flood events in Turkey were determined for the period 1960–2014 by
considering the number of fatalities, the number of affected people, and the total economic …

Methodology for qualitative urban flooding risk assessment

JP Leitão, MC Almeida, NE Simões… - Water Science and …, 2013 - iwaponline.com
Pluvial or surface flooding can cause significant damage and disruption as it often affects
highly urbanised areas. Therefore it is essential to accurately identify consequences and …

Modeling the effect of urbanization on flood risk in Ayamama Watershed, Istanbul, Turkey, using the MIKE 21 FM model

TA Nigussie, A Altunkaynak - Natural Hazards, 2019 - Springer
Urbanization is one of the most important factors that affect flood risk. Flood risk is, thus,
expected to increase in the future with further urbanization in various parts of the world. In …

Estimating flood exposure potentials in Turkish catchments through index-based flood mapping

G Onuşluel Gül - Natural hazards, 2013 - Springer
Flooding is widely believed to be the most common natural disaster in Europe, and the
changing climatic conditions are estimated to increase its adverse impacts. Effective flood …

Urban flood hazard assessment in the basin of Athens Metropolitan city, Greece

GD Bathrellos, E Karymbalis, HD Skilodimou… - Environmental Earth …, 2016 - Springer
Flood events have often occurred in the metropolitan urban area of Athens, capital of
Greece, causing loss of property and in many cases human lives. In this study a flood hazard …