Potential flood hazard zonation and flood shelter suitability mapping for disaster risk mitigation in Bangladesh using geospatial technology

K Uddin, MA Matin - Progress in disaster science, 2021 - Elsevier
Low-lying Bangladesh is known as one of the most flood-prone countries in the world.
During the last few decades, the frequency, intensity, and duration of floods have increased …

Evaluation of flood hazard vulnerabilities and innovative management strategies in Afghanistan's central region

H Mushwani, A Arabzai, L Safi, H Ullah, A Afghan… - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
This study assessed vulnerable areas of flood hazard and highlighted flood management
strategies in central Afghanistan to enhance flood resilience. The study utilized geospatial …

Disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh: A comparison of three major floods for assessing progress towards resilience

NT Rumpa, HRK Real, MA Razi - International journal of disaster risk …, 2023 - Elsevier
The modern disaster management approach is based on the disaster management cycle
comprising four distinct components: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and …

Climate change-triggered vulnerability assessment of the flood-prone communities in Bangladesh: A gender perspective

T Jerin, MAK Azad, MN Khan - International journal of disaster risk …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite a significant development in vulnerability scholarship, how climatic drivers
compounding with non-climatic forces cause differential vulnerability to climatic change is …

Evaluating flood susceptibility in the brahmaputra river basin: an insight into Asia's Eastern Himalayan floodplains using machine learning and multi-criteria decision …

J Debnath, D Sahariah, M Mazumdar, D Lahon… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
Floods represent a significant threat to human life, property, and agriculture, especially in
low-lying floodplains. This study assesses flood susceptibility in the Brahmaputra River …

Review of flood monitoring and prevention approaches: a data analytic perspective

SAS Bukhari, I Shafi, J Ahmad, SG Villar, EG Villena… - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
Floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, causing significant loss of life,
property damage, and disruption to communities. The necessity for creative and practical …

The role of discourses in understanding institutional stability and change–an analysis of Dutch flood risk governance

M Kaufmann, M Wiering - Journal of Environmental Policy & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Societies are faced with aggravating environmental challenge. To respond to these
challenges with desired institutional changes, we need to understand the processes of …

River restoration integrated with sustainable urban water management for resilient cities

AP Veról, I Bigate Lourenço, JPR Fraga… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urban floods can threaten citizens' quality of life, produce socioeconomic losses, and act as
an urban degradation driver. Restoring urban rivers, however, is not simple and its results …

Assessing factors affecting drought, earthquake, and flood risk perception: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh

J Mallick, R Salam, R Amin, ARMT Islam, A Islam… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Understanding household disaster risk perception is crucial to formulate and apply disaster
risk reduction strategies. Using survey data from 300 households from three highly disaster …

Assessing critical flood-prone districts and optimal shelter zones in the Brahmaputra Valley: Strategies for effective flood risk management

J Debnath, D Sahariah, G Meraj, K Chand… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
Frequent flooding has become a persistent issue in floodplain regions, causing significant
disasters during each rainy season due to insufficient disaster management planning. This …