An overview of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) application in managing water-related disaster events: analyzing 20 years of literature for flood and drought …

MF Abdullah, S Siraj, RE Hodgett - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides an overview of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) applications in
managing water-related disasters (WRD). Although MCDA has been widely used in …

Flash-flood hazard assessment using ensembles and Bayesian-based machine learning models: Application of the simulated annealing feature selection method

FS Hosseini, B Choubin, A Mosavi, N Nabipour… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flash-floods are increasingly recognized as a frequent natural hazard worldwide. Iran has
been among the most devastated regions affected by the major floods. While the temporal …

Big data in criteria selection and identification in managing flood disaster events based on macro domain PESTEL analysis: case study of Malaysia adaptation index

MF Abdullah, Z Zainol, SY Thian, NH Ab Ghani… - Big Data and Cognitive …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impact of Big Data (BD) creates challenges in selecting relevant and significant data to
be used as criteria to facilitate flood management plans. Studies on macro domain criteria …

[HTML][HTML] Using multi criteria decision analysis in a geographical information system framework to assess drought risk

J Penny, D Khadka, PBR Alves, AS Chen, S Djordjević - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study we use the Mun river basin to demonstrate how a Multi Criteria Decision
Analysis–Geographical Information Systems (MCDA-GIS) methodology can be used to …

Addressing social and institutional vulnerabilities in the context of flood risk mitigation

PBR Alves, S Djordjević… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There are different perspectives of what constitutes disaster risk. Among the “hazards”‐
tradition research, more focus is given to modelling hazards, and less effort is made to …

An integrated socio-environmental framework for mapping hazard-specific vulnerability and exposure in urban areas

PBR Alves, S Djordjević, AA Javadi - Urban Water Journal, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hazards act upon vulnerability and exposure to create disaster risk. Despite the growth of
disaster risk assessments, the number of approaches that develop vulnerability and …

Understanding the NEEDS for ACTING: An integrated framework for applying nature-based solutions in Brazil

PBR Alves, S Djordjević, AA Javadi - Water Science and …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Nature-based solutions (NBS) support the provision of multiple benefits for the environment
and society. First idealised in 2008, NBS are recommended by worldwide reports and …

Deep learning for flood forecasting and monitoring in urban environments

C Karyotis, T Maniak, F Doctor, R Iqbal… - 2019 18th IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the core computational mechanisms used by an urban flood
forecasting and monitoring platform developed as part of a UK Newton Fund project in …

Land-use and legislation-based methodology for the implementation of sustainable drainage systems in the semi-arid region of Brazil

P Barros Ramalho Alves, I Alexandra Alves Rufino… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In developing countries, the urbanisation process occurs with empirical urban management,
a high increase of impermeable areas, and a lack of connection between water resource …

Multi-temporal built-up grids of Brazilian cities: how trends and dynamic modelling could help on resilience challenges?

I Rufino, S Djordjević, H Costa de Brito, PBR Alves - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The northeastern Brazilian region has been vulnerable to hydrometeorological extremes,
especially droughts, for centuries. A combination of natural climate variability (most of the …