Risk assessment for hurricane-induced pluvial flooding in urban areas using a GIS-based multi-criteria approach: A case study of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, USA

D Feng, X Shi, FG Renaud - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the most destructive nature hazards, hurricane-induced flooding generates
serious adverse impacts on populations, infrastructure, and the environment globally. In …

Evaluation of stormwater management approaches and challenges in urban flood control

S Arya, A Kumar - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Across the globe, the damage caused by urban floods has increased manifold. The
unchecked development has encroached the natural drainage, and the conventional …

Flood risk assessment using hybrid artificial intelligence models integrated with multi-criteria decision analysis in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

BT Pham, C Luu, T Van Phong, HD Nguyen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flood risk assessment is an important task for disaster management activities in flood-prone
areas. Therefore, it is crucial to develop accurate flood risk assessment maps. In this study …

Multi-criteria decision-making for flood risk management: a survey of the current state of the art

MM De Brito, M Evers - Natural Hazards and Earth System …, 2016 - nhess.copernicus.org
This paper provides a review of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) applications to flood
risk management, seeking to highlight trends and identify research gaps. A total of 128 peer …

Flood risk assessment in the Kosi megafan using multi-criteria decision analysis: A hydro-geomorphic approach

K Mishra, R Sinha - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
Floods are one of the most devastating natural events that lead to enormous and recurring
loss of life, properties, and resources around the globe. In India, floods remain a major …

Risk assessment and zoning of flood disaster in Wuchengxiyu Region, China

C Gao, B Zhang, S Shao, M Hao, Y Zhang, Y Xu… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on the data of physical geography and social economy, an index system of
Wuchengxiyu Region was constructed with the disaster-inducing factors, disaster-pregnant …

Assessment of flood hazard based on natural and anthropogenic factors using analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

S Stefanidis, D Stathis - Natural hazards, 2013 - Springer
Flooding is the most common natural hazard in Greece, and most of low-lying urban centers
are flood-prone areas. Assessment of flood hazard zones is a necessity for rational …

Flood risk assessment using geospatial data and multi-criteria decision approach: a study from historically active flood-prone region of Himalayan foothill, India

S Roy, A Bose, IR Chowdhury - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, floods have acquired global importance due to their devastating nature that
can cause massive damage to infrastructure and society. The Himalayan foothill is very …

Flood vulnerability assessment using a GIS‐based multi‐criteria approach—The case of Attica region

E Feloni, I Mousadis, E Baltas - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of flood‐prone areas is a fundamental component of rational urban
planning and proper natural disaster management policy. The aim of the present study is to …

Flood vulnerability assessment using GIS at Fetam watershed, upper Abbay basin, Ethiopia

H Desalegn, A Mulu - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Flood is a danger to human beings and their properties because less consideration is given
for risk analysis and assessment of risk areas. The main aim of this study was to assess the …