Background Flood is one of the most destructive natural disasters of climate change effects
in West Africa. Flood risk occurrence is a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors …

Urban area expansion has often been cited as a flood inducing factor globally. However,
there is a dearth of research on how the phenomenon influences the occurrence of floods in …

Analyzing urban expansion trends and its drivers is extremely important for sustainable
urban development. However, in Vietnam, the urbanization process has been considered …

This paper analyses the effectiveness of self-evacuation activities of population by private
vehicle transport from flood hazard areas, aimed at minimising the negative effects of …

Emergency responders frequently request satellite-based crisis information for flood
monitoring to target the often-limited resources and to prioritize response actions throughout …

Natural hazards are phenomena with a large spatial dimension and impact. Their mapping
and monitoring can be recorded only by using satellite remote image platforms. The range of …

Urban areas and cities face risks caused by the compounding impacts of urbanization and
increasing frequency of disasters. The importance of implementing disaster risk …

Even if urban catchments are adequately drained by sewer infrastructures, flooding hotspots
develop where ongoing development and poor coordination among utilities conspire with …

This work focuses on the exploitation of very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery coupled
with multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to produce flood hazard maps. The methodology was …

Land-use change, climate change, human interventions, and socio-economic developments
influence the evolution of the risk components hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, and …