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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 ...
DETERMINATION OF FLOOD RISKS IN THE MORUMBI STREAM BASIN, PIRACICABA-SP
(Univ Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho, 2016-01-01)
In Brazil can be identified several environmental issues, one of the most recurrent are the floods. This phenomenon is concentrated in urban areas, in which the urbanization process has a key role being directly related ...
Error propagation of digital elevation model obtained by low cost UAVs for flood models
(2018-10-26)
River floods represent one of the most important natural hazards in the Andean cities due to their recurrence and economic impacts. Adequate flood risk management requires information on the probability of occurrence and ...
Flash flood impacts of Hurricane Otto and hydrometeorological risk mapping in Costa Rica
(2020-09-17)
Flash floods are one of the most damaging natural hazards in tropics. Seasonal and extraordinary
rainfall recurrently trigger flash floods in Costa Rica. Hurricane Otto was the first reported hurricane
to have ever passed ...
Estudo e cadastro de áreas de risco de inundação na área urbana do município de Restinga Sêca - RS
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilGeografiaUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em GeografiaCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, 2017-08-28)
Occupying areas naturally prone to adverse events, such as floods, may have negative
impacts on the economy and social problems for the affected population. This is a problem of
the municipality of Restinga Sêca located ...
DAMAGE RISK MAPPING AS A FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND ADAPTATION MEASUREMAPEAMENTO DO RISCO DE PREJUÍZO COMO MEDIDA DE GESTÃO E ADAPTAÇÃO ÀS INUNDAÇÕES
(Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2018)
Assessing hydrofacies and hydraulic properties of basaltic aquifers derived from geophysical logging
(Soc Brasileira Geologia, 2020-01-01)
Basaltic aquifers are an important source of water supply in many regions worldwide. Because of their cooling process, flood basalts normally have complex internal structures and unpredictable permeable zone distribution. ...
Building resilience in flood disaster management in northern Peru
(Instituto Geofísico del Perú, 2020)
This report provides a detailed account of the Newton Fund Peru Researcher Links Workshop held between 20th and 23rd August 2018 in Piura, Peru, entitled ‘Building Resilience in Flood Disaster Management in Northern Peru’. ...
Proposta metodológica para análise espaço - temporal de inundações: aplicação na área urbana de Alegrete - RS
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilGeociênciasUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Geografia e GeociênciasCentro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, 2018-10-19)
The municipality of Alegrete, located in the west of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, presents a great recurrence of floods. Positioned near the middle course of the hydrographic basin and located on the banks of the ...
An economic analysis of flooding in the Caribbean: The case of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
(ECLAC, 2019-10-11)
Flooding as an extreme event has become progressively evident in the Caribbean sub-region, as a result of an increased number of intense rainfall events, and storm surges from hurricanes. Such events in turn, have been ...