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Coastal flood hazard mappingEncyclopedia of Coastal Science
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Flood Risk Assessment in Coastal Drainage Basins through a Multivariate Analysis within a GIS-Based Model
(COASTAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 2009)
This paper presents a GIS-based multicriteria flood risk assessment and mapping approach applied to coastal drainage basins where hydrological data are not available. It involves risk to different types of possible processes: ...
Bibliometric Analysis of Urban Coastal Development: Strategies for Climate-Resilient Timber Housing
(2024)
Urban development in coastal areas has become increasingly important due to the climatecrisis and its effects on sea level rise and extreme events, which increased the vulnerability of coastalzones. Therefore, it is important ...
Estimating coastal flood hazard of Tossa de Mar, Spain: a combined model - data interviews approach
(SPRINGER, 2021)
Human settlements in coastal areas are highly vulnerable to extreme events, especially in the Mediterranean area, which houses a large number of tourists during the summer and autumn months. It is important to carry out ...
Assessment of the flood mitigation ecosystem service in a coastal wetland and potential impact of future urban development in Chile
(2022)
A worldwide increase in flooding due to climate change and population growth in exposed areas is expected, especially in coastal areas; therefore, nature-based solutions (NBS) for risk reduction are necessary to increase ...
Assessing the Role of Land-Use Planning in Near Future Climate-Driven Scenarios in Chilean Coastal Cities
(2023)
This study reviews the degree to which land-use planning addresses climate change adaptation in Chilean Low Elevated Coastal Zones (LECZ). We first select 12 of the country’s most exposed coastal municipalities using a ...
Flood risk index development at the municipal level in Costa Rica: A methodological framework
(2022)
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 and efficient flood risk management
requires ...
Cronología y clasificación de las inundaciones costeras en Cuba.
(Editora Geotech, 2017)
Se presenta la cronología y nueva clasificación de las inundaciones costeras para el archipiélago cubano atendiendo a los sistemas meteorológicos que las generaron, las particularidades de los mismos y las características ...
Gestión integrada del riesgo por inundaciones en la zona costera del Municipio Guamá
(Editora Geotech, 2017)
El presente trabajo aborda la Gestión Integrada del Riesgo por inundaciones en la Zona Costera del municipio Guamá como parte integrante e indispensable del MIZC, con el objetivo de minimizar el impacto de eventos ...