Examining flood vulnerability mapping approaches in developing countries: A scoping review

GM Membele, M Naidu, O Mutanga - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of climate change, mapping flood vulnerability has become important. This is
because it helps to identify vulnerable people in particular communities and provides a …

Flood exposure and social vulnerability in the United States

E Tate, MA Rahman, CT Emrich, CC Sampson - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
Human exposure to floods continues to increase, driven by changes in hydrology and land
use. Adverse impacts amplify for socially vulnerable populations, who disproportionately …

Flood risk management in arid and semi-arid areas: a comprehensive review of challenges, needs, and opportunities

S Nabinejad, H Schüttrumpf - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite water shortages and infrequent rainfall in arid and semi-arid areas, their recent
floods show that flooding tends to be more severe and life-threatening. However, flooding is …

[HTML][HTML] The influencing factors and mechanisms for urban flood resilience in China: From the perspective of social-economic-natural complex ecosystem

S Zhu, D Li, H Feng, N Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban flood is one of the most frequent and deadly natural disasters in the world, seriously
affecting urban sustainability and people's well-being in China. As the largest developing …

A system dynamics model of urban rainstorm and flood resilience to achieve the sustainable development goals

W Li, R Jiang, H Wu, J Xie, Y Zhao, Y Song… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The combined effects of climate change and accelerated urbanization have increased the
risk of urban rainstorm and flood disasters, which seriously affects the achievement of the …

Enhancing urban flood resilience: A holistic framework incorporating historic worst flood to Yangtze River Delta, China

S Zhu, D Li, G Huang, G Chhipi-Shrestha… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased the risk of urban flooding, causing
massive infrastructure and human losses. The concept of resilience proposes new solutions …

Integrated flood vulnerability assessment approach based on TOPSIS and Shannon entropy methods

W Yang, K Xu, J Lian, C Ma, L Bin - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Flood vulnerability assessment is becoming increasingly important around the world.
Nevertheless, the high-dimensional and non-linear relationship between various indices …

Public perception and attitudes to disaster risks in a coastal metropolis of Saudi Arabia

AM AlQahtany, IR Abubakar - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2020 - Elsevier
Disaster risk reduction is an increasingly important policy issue, especially in developing
countries that suffer most of the global human and economic losses associated with …

Evaluation analysis and strategy selection in urban flood resilience based on EWM-TOPSIS method and graph model

J Ji, D Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In the background of rapid population growth and rapid urbanization, extreme floods have
brought great challenges to urban construction and development, and have aroused …

Flood risk assessment and mapping using AHP in arid and semiarid regions

F Radwan, AA Alazba, A Mossad - Acta Geophysica, 2019 - Springer
Identifying flood risk-prone areas in the regions of extreme aridity conditions is essential for
mitigating flood risk and rainwater harvesting. Accordingly, the present work is addressed to …