A brief review of random forests for water scientists and practitioners and their recent history in water resources

H Tyralis, G Papacharalampous, A Langousis - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Random forests (RF) is a supervised machine learning algorithm, which has recently started
to gain prominence in water resources applications. However, existing applications are …

Causes, impacts and coping strategies of floods in Ghana: a systematic review

H Mensah, DK Ahadzie - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Urban flooding has become a major problem in many parts of the world due to its social,
economic and environmental impact. In Ghana, flood occurs every year, which adversely …

Flood susceptibility assessment in Bangladesh using machine learning and multi-criteria decision analysis

M Rahman, C Ningsheng, MM Islam, A Dewan… - Earth Systems and …, 2019 - Springer
This work proposes a new approach by integrating statistical, machine learning, and multi-
criteria decision analysis, including artificial neural network (ANN), logistic regression (LR) …

Flood hazard zone mapping incorporating geographic information system (GIS) and multi-criteria analysis (MCA) techniques

Y Chen - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Flood is one of the most common natural disasters worldwide and has caused serious harm
to humans, socio-economy and the environment. Identification and classification of flood …

Identification and validation of potential flood hazard area using GIS‐based multi‐criteria analysis and satellite data‐derived water index

P Dash, J Sar - Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article identifies potential flood hazard areas through multi‐criteria analysis in
Allahabad district, India. The study has incorporated eight criteria, namely, flow …

Flood susceptibility prediction using four machine learning techniques and comparison of their performance at Wadi Qena Basin, Egypt

BA El-Haddad, AM Youssef, HR Pourghasemi… - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
Floods represent catastrophic environmental hazards that have a significant impact on the
environment and human life and their activities. Environmental and water management in …

Current flood risk management practices in Ghana: Gaps and opportunities for improving resilience

A Almoradie, MM de Brito, M Evers… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article evaluates the current gaps and describes opportunities for improving flood risk
management (FRM) in Ghana, West Africa. A mixed‐method participatory approach …

Characterizing flood hazard risk in data-scarce areas, using a remote sensing and GIS-based flood hazard index

M Kabenge, J Elaru, H Wang, F Li - Natural hazards, 2017 - Springer
The frequency in occurrence and severity of floods has increased globally. However, many
regions around the globe, especially in developing countries, lack the necessary field …

The role of factors affecting flood hazard zoning using analytical hierarchy process: a review

NB Dung, NQ Long, R Goyal, DT An… - Earth Systems and …, 2022 - Springer
Flood hazard zoning is an important problem that has received much attention from
environmental researchers. This problem requires complex spatial analysis; hence …

Increased flooded area and exposure in the White Volta river basin in Western Africa, identified from multi-source remote sensing data

C Li, J Dash, M Asamoah, J Sheffield… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate information on flood extent and exposure is critical for disaster management in
data-scarce, vulnerable regions, such as Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, uncertainties …