Excessive rainfall is considered the major landslide triggering mechanism, especially in
tropical climate regions. During rainfall, water infiltrates into the subsurface; reducing the …

This paper is based on reviewing the literature in the past 10 years on the drivers of land use
and land cover change (LULCC) in urban areas. It combines quantitative and qualitative …

Floods are considered as one of nature's most destructive fluvio-hydrological extremes
because of the massive damage to agricultural land, roads and buildings and human …

Floods constitute one of the most damaging natural hazards in the world. Seasonal and
extraordinary rainfall recurrently trigger different types of floods in Costa Rica. An integrated …

Floods are considered one of the world's most overwhelming hydro meteorological
disasters, which cause tremendous environmental and socioeconomic damages in a …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review Flood Risk-Related Research Trends in
Latin America and the Caribbean by Juan Pinos 1,* and Adolfo Quesada-Román 2 1 …

Managing and communicating flood risks necessitates a strong understanding of how
people perceive risk. It has become critical to examine risk perception to implement effective …

Cities in Ethiopia are suffering from unprecedented floods due to climate change and other
anthropogenic activities. Failure to include land use planning and poorly designed urban …

Central America is affected by geological and hydrometeorological hazards that, together
with its high exposure and vulnerability, comprise risky scenarios for disasters. This region …

Estimating flood hazard, vulnerability, and flood risk at the household level in the past did
not fully consider all relevant parameters. The main objective of this study is to improve this …