Mapping ecosystem services is increasingly a focal area in ecosystem service research.
Mapping services allows spatial variability in the benefits being received to be observed and …

Communities worldwide face dangers due to floods induced by natural events or technical
failures. These vulnerabilities are increasing due to continued settlement along coastlines …

Dam owners face important decisions about the ways in which finite resources should be
allocated to ensure the continuing safe operation of ageing dams. Dam safety risk …

The aim of the Handbook is to support professionals and practitioners in sub-Saharan Africa
responsible for the management of water resources at a catchment and sub-catchment level …

There are few studies that have developed estimations of the vulnerability of the population
to isolation as a result of flood events. The main objective of this study was to provide a …

This book discusses the problems in planning, building, and management strategies in the
wake of application and expansion of remote sensing and GIS products in natural resources …

Floods are risky events ranging from small to catastrophic. Although expected flood
damages are frequently used for economic policy analysis, alternative measures such as …

Abstract Rapid-Onset, High-Intensity hazards such as dam failures, tsunami, flash floods,
volcanic lahars, urban-wildland interface fires and industrial accidents can produce …

This study investigates the trends and error bounds in HAZUS flood hazard modeling due to
changes in two parameters: threshold drainage area and study region size. Using the city of …

Flood is a natural havoc faced in many parts of India. The districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh
falling under the Rapti river basin are most vulnerable to and severely affected by flood …