Climate change impacts on urban sanitation: a systematic review and failure mode analysis

L Hyde-Smith, Z Zhan, K Roelich… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Climate change will stress urban sanitation systems. Although urban sanitation uses various
infrastructure types and service systems, current research appears skewed toward a small …

The impact of climate change on urban transportation resilience to compound extreme events

T Ji, Y Yao, Y Dou, S Deng, S Yu, Y Zhu, H Liao - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global warming, sea-level rise, and rapid urbanization all increase the risk of compound
extreme weather events, presenting challenges for the operation of urban-related …

An integrated approach of ground and aerial observations in flash flood disaster investigations. The case of the 2017 Mandra flash flood in Greece

M Diakakis, E Andreadakis, EI Nikolopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract On November 15, 2017, a high intensity convective storm, reaching 300 mm in 13 h
in the core zone of the event, hit the western part of the region of Attica in Greece, causing a …

Public perception of flood risk in flash flood prone areas of Eastern Mediterranean: The case of Attica Region in Greece

M Diakakis, G Priskos, M Skordoulis - International journal of disaster risk …, 2018 - Elsevier
Even though flooding is one of the most destructive natural hazards in the Mediterranean,
causing hundreds of deaths and economic losses and despite the significant efforts of civil …

A systematic assessment of the effects of extreme flash floods on transportation infrastructure and circulation: The example of the 2017 Mandra flood

M Diakakis, N Boufidis, JMS Grau… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flash floods are one of the most catastrophic natural hazards in many areas of the world,
inducing significant losses on a yearly basis. Transportation and its infrastructure remain …

Proposal of a flash flood impact severity scale for the classification and mapping of flash flood impacts

M Diakakis, G Deligiannakis, Z Antoniadis, M Melaki… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flash floods cause some of the most severe natural disasters around the world. The
extensive diversity and discontinuity of flash flood impacts, which are controlled mostly by …

Monitoring land use/cover changes by using multi-temporal remote sensing for urban hydrological assessment: a case study in Beijing, China

C Kabeja, R Li, DE Rwabuhungu Rwatangabo… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding the change in hydrological response due to urban dynamics is important for
better flood preparedness and future sustainable urban planning. This study investigated the …

A stress test of urban system flooding upon extreme rainstorms in Hong Kong

J He, Y Qiang, H Luo, S Zhou, L Zhang - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Many cities face high flood risks due to intense rainstorms and dense urban environments.
Quantifying the degree and duration of flood impact to urban systems under extreme …

Vulnerability of the accessibility to grocery shopping in the event of flooding

S Wiśniewski, M Borowska-Stefańska… - … Research Part D …, 2020 - Elsevier
The main purpose of the article was to determine how vulnerable the accessibility to grocery
shops is in the event of non-typical occurrences (floods) which impact the regular functioning …

Factors controlling the spatial distribution of flash flooding in the complex environment of a metropolitan urban area. The case of Athens 2013 flash flood event

M Diakakis, G Deligiannakis, A Pallikarakis… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work studies the influence of various factors on the spatial distribution of flash flooding
in urban areas. It examines an extreme precipitation event that occurred in 2013, in Athens …