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Coastal flood hazard mappingEncyclopedia of Coastal Science
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Integrated analysis of natural hazards in the coastal semiarid environment of Chile. La Serena, Coquimbo
(Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, 2015)
We identify the landscape units most prone to natural hazards that frequently strike the Coquimbo bay. The research was based on geomorphological processes and soil infiltration capacity. Also, some proxies realized by ...
Flood Hazard Index Application in Arid Catchments: Case of the TaguenitWadi Watershed, Lakhssas, Morocco
(2022)
During the last decade, climate change has generated extreme rainfall events triggering flash
floods in short periods worldwide. The delimitation of flood zones by detailed mapping generally
makes it possible to avoid ...
Flood risk from geophysical and hydroclimatic hazards: an essential integration for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in the coastal zone
(2022)
Coastal zones worldwide have been subjected to increasingly high anthropic pressures over the last 50 years. The rapid urban growth rate together with the acceleration of Climate Change are boosting negative impacts on 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 ...
Flood hazard assessment in large plain basins with a scarce slope in the Pampean Plain, Argentina
(Springer, 2021-04)
Floods are one of the most common natural phenomena and represent a serious hazard when they affect human activities. Structural measures are commonly used to mitigate them; however, these do not always give good results, ...