Causes, impacts and patterns of disastrous river floods
Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …
Are sponge cities the solution to China's growing urban flooding problems?
Nature‐based solutions have been promoted as a sustainable solution for urban stormwater
management and they are currently adopted at an unprecedented speed and scale to build …
management and they are currently adopted at an unprecedented speed and scale to build …
[HTML][HTML] The influencing factors and mechanisms for urban flood resilience in China: From the perspective of social-economic-natural complex ecosystem
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 develo** …
affecting urban sustainability and people's well-being in China. As the largest develo** …
Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land
Abstract The implementation of Natural Flood Management (NFM), as an example of a
nature‐based solution (NbS), is promoted as a risk reduction strategy to support sustainable …
nature‐based solution (NbS), is promoted as a risk reduction strategy to support sustainable …
The 2023 wildfire season in Québec: an overview of extreme conditions, impacts, lessons learned, and considerations for the future
The 2023 wildfire season in Québec set records due to extreme warm and dry conditions,
burning 4.5 million hectares and indicating persistent and escalating impacts associated …
burning 4.5 million hectares and indicating persistent and escalating impacts associated …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring the relationship between urban flood risk and resilience at a high-resolution grid cell scale
The assessment of flood risk and resilience has become increasingly important in recent
years for effective urban flood management. While flood resilience and risk are two distinct …
years for effective urban flood management. While flood resilience and risk are two distinct …
Modeling flood hazard impacts using GIS-based HEC-RAS technique towards climate risk in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
Climate change triggering extreme weather events and the fact that settlements are at risk
have made flood disaster analysis a more critical issue. The economic, social, and …
have made flood disaster analysis a more critical issue. The economic, social, and …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding the shift toward a risk-based approach in flood risk management, a comparative case study of three Italian rivers
C Vitale - Environmental Science & Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Flooding is a threatening human/climate-induced hazard and the expected increase in the
frequency and severity of floods is challenging cities worldwide. Modern flood risk …
frequency and severity of floods is challenging cities worldwide. Modern flood risk …
Quantifying flood risks during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons: An integrated framework for resource-constrained coastal regions
Global coastal regions are transforming into “flooding hot-spots” due to the multi-faceted
confluence of several flood-drivers. Unfortunately, these regions are often poorly gauged …
confluence of several flood-drivers. Unfortunately, these regions are often poorly gauged …
Quantifying and improving flood resilience of urban drainage systems based on socio-ecological criteria
S Haghbin, N Mahjouri - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new framework is developed for evaluating the resilience of urban drainage
systems (UDSs) under floods by proposing and quantifying some technical and socio …
systems (UDSs) under floods by proposing and quantifying some technical and socio …