[HTML][HTML] An exploratory study of Sentinel-1 SAR for rapid urban flood mapping on Google Earth Engine

MT Islam, Q Meng - International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Real-time, near-real-time, and accurate flood extent information is critical for
emergency response during disaster events such as floods. Accurate extents are critical for …

NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's flood risk

B Rosenzweig, FA Montalto, P Orton, J Kaatz, N Maher… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report provides a
comprehensive description of the different types of flood hazards (pluvial, fluvial, coastal …

3D-GloBFP: the first global three-dimensional building footprint dataset

Y Che, X Li, X Liu, Y Wang, W Liao… - Earth System …, 2024 - essd.copernicus.org
Understanding urban vertical structures, particularly building heights, is essential for
examining the intricate interaction between humans and their environment. Such datasets …

[HTML][HTML] GIS-based frequency ratio and analytic hierarchy process for forest fire susceptibility mapping in the western region of Syria

HG Abdo, H Almohamad, AA Al Dughairi, M Al-Mutiry - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forest fires are among the most major causes of global ecosystem degradation. The
integration of spatial information from various sources using statistical analyses in the GIS …

A synergistic approach towards understanding flood risks over coastal multi-hazard environments: Appraisal of bivariate flood risk mapping through flood hazard, and …

DA Thakur, MP Mohanty - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamics of flood risk over Coastal Multi-hazard Catchments (CMC) exhibit bizarre
characteristics. In these regions, flood hazards are governed by a complex interaction of …

Organizing theories for disasters into a complex adaptive system framework

A Burger, WG Kennedy, A Crooks - Urban Science, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasingly urbanized populations and climate change have shifted the focus of decision
makers from economic growth to the sustainability and resilience of urban infrastructure and …

An integrated flood risk assessment approach based on coupled hydrological-hydraulic modeling and bottom-up hazard vulnerability analysis

K Zhang, MH Shalehy, GT Ezaz, A Chakraborty… - … Modelling & Software, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurately quantifying and assessing the flood risks is critical for flood hazard mitigation and
prevention. This study proposed a new integrated flood risk assessment framework to map …

Flood risk mapping and urban infrastructural susceptibility assessment using a GIS and analytic hierarchical raster fusion approach in the Ona River Basin, Nigeria

FN Nkeki, EI Bello, IG Agbaje - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
The topical climate change effect, along with several uncontrolled anthropogenic activities,
has resulted in a global flood disaster that continues to wreak havoc on human ecology. The …

Spatial distribution patterns and potential exposure risks of urban floods in Chinese megacities

C Li, M Liu, Y Hu, H Wang, R Zhou, W Wu, Y Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Serious urban floods are projected to occur more frequently in cities in the future due to
continued global climate changes and accelerated urbanization. However, research …

Measuring community disaster resilience in the conterminous coastal United States

SAA Rifat, W Liu - ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, building resilient communities to disasters has become one of the core
objectives in the field of disaster management globally. Despite being frequently targeted …