8. Multiscale Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Areas – A Geoinformatics Approach
- Matthias Richter2,
- Ulrike Weiland3
Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444345025.ch8
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Book Title
Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework
Additional Information
How to Cite
Kerle, N. and Alkema, D. (2011) Multiscale Flood Risk Assessment in Urban Areas – A Geoinformatics Approach, in Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework (eds M. Richter and U. Weiland), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444345025.ch8
Editor Information
- 2
Germany
- 3
Institute for Geography, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
- Published Print: 16 SEP 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444333398
Online ISBN: 9781444345025
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- flooding and climate adaptation;
- multiscale flood risk assessment, geoinformatics approach;
- global population and urbanization growth rates;
- flood risk and urban ecology;
- urban ecology and disaster theory;
- flood modeling with disaster management;
- quasistatic hazard data;
- digital elevation models (DEMs);
- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM);
- disaster risk and urban ecology
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Flood risk in the context of urban ecology
Comprehensive flood risk assessment – Naga City, the Philippines
The role of remote sensing in flood risk assessment and management
Disaster risk in the context of urban ecology – an outlook
References