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Evaluation of the potential of friction surface analysis in modelling hurricane wind damage in an urban environment

Knight, Robin; Khalid, Fakhar - In: Natural Hazards 76 (2015) 2, pp. 891-911

after Hurricane Wilma in 2005. These results represent a simplistic GIS approximation of the phenomena in a specific urban …

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A Land Surface Zoning Approach Based on Three-Component Risk Criteria for Groundwater Quality Protection

Fadlelmawla, A.; Fayad, Mahmoud; El-Gamily, Hamdi; … - In: Water Resources Management 25 (2011) 6, pp. 1677-1697

Protecting the quality of groundwater is a necessity that requires significant restrictions on land use. Because such restrictions are of complex socio-economic consequences, they should be carefully adjusted to the spatially varied protection needs. This paper describes the development of a...

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Vulnerability Mapping To Pollution of Shallow Aquifers of the Bani Transboundary Catchment (Cote D’ivoire, Mali) Using The Drastic Method

Jean, Kouamé Kan; Patrice, Jourda Jean; Hubert, Signo … - In: Journal of Asian Scientific Research 3 (2013) 7, pp. 747-761

method by exploiting the capabilities offered by GIS software ArcGIS 9.3.The analysis of this vulnerability map highlights …

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Impacts from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: analysing the potential protecting role of environmental features

Chatenoux, B.; Peduzzi, P. - In: Natural Hazards 40 (2007) 2, pp. 289-304

The tsunami that deeply impacted the North Indian Ocean shores on 26 December 2004, called for urgent rehabilitation of coastal infrastructures to restore the livelihood of local populations. A spatial and statistical analysis was performed to identify what geomorphological and biological...

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Prioritization of disaster risk in a community using GIS

Armenakis, Costas; Nirupama, N. - In: Natural Hazards 66 (2013) 1, pp. 15-29

Prioritization of disaster risk was carried out for a community in Toronto, Canada. Geographic information systems (GIS … using GIS techniques. City of Toronto spatial data have been integrated with the study area to gather landuse information … the GIS-derived spatial and attribute data for the hazard and evacuation zones followed by a quantitative spatial risk …

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Tsunami vulnerability assessment of Casablanca-Morocco using numerical modelling and GIS tools

Omira, R.; Baptista, M.; Miranda, J.; Toto, E.; Catita, C. - In: Natural Hazards 54 (2010) 1, pp. 75-95

Earthquakes and tsunamis along Morocco’s coasts have been reported since historical times. The threat posed by tsunamis must be included in coastal risk studies. This study focuses on the tsunami impact and vulnerability assessment of the Casablanca harbour and surrounding area using a...

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Risk analysis of rainstorm waterlogging on residences in Shanghai based on scenario simulation

Shi, Yong - In: Natural Hazards 62 (2012) 2, pp. 677-689

Due to special geographical location and climate, the waterlogging has always been one of the most serious hazards in Shanghai. Residences in the inner city are prone to be damaged by waterlogging hazards. This paper describes the risk analysis of rainstorm waterlogging on residences in...

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What is responsible for increasing flood risks? The case of Gangwon Province, Korea

Chang, Heejun; Franczyk, Jon; Kim, Changhwan - In: Natural Hazards 48 (2009) 3, pp. 339-354

We examined the anthropogenic and natural causes of flood risks in six representative cities in the Gangwon Province of Korea. Flood damage per capita is mostly explained by cumulative upper 5% summer precipitation amount and the year. The increasing flood damage is also associated with...

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Drought risk assessment in the western part of Bangladesh

Shahid, Shamsuddin; Behrawan, Houshang - In: Natural Hazards 46 (2008) 3, pp. 391-413

. Standardized precipitation index method in a GIS environment is used to map the spatial extents of drought hazards in different …

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Waterlogging and flood hazards vulnerability and risk assessment in Indo Gangetic plain

Pandey, A.; Singh, Suraj; Nathawat, M. - In: Natural Hazards 55 (2010) 2, pp. 273-289

The recurrent flooding during monsoon and subsequent waterlogging in the northern Bihar plains and the magnitude of losses due to these hazards indicate the continuing vulnerability of the region to flood and waterlogging. Management of floods and waterlogging hazards in highly flood-prone...

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