Urban area expansion has often been cited as a flood inducing factor globally. However,
there is a dearth of research on how the phenomenon influences the occurrence of floods in …

Urban flooding has become a regular phenomenon in many towns and cities in the Asia
Pacific region over the past years. Professionals associated with disaster management and …

Despite the much research on cyclone vulnerability in Bangladesh, few papers have
addressed the assessment of cyclone vulnerability. Furthermore, there has been no study of …

Abstract The Spanish Mediterranean river basin provides a good background for studying
floods from documentary and bibliographical sources within the specialty of historical …

In a changing climate and in social context, tools and databases with high spatiotemporal
resolution are needed for increasing the knowledge on the relationship between …

Institutional vulnerability to natural hazards has not been thoroughly investigated until now.
Yet, institutional vulnerability is strongly connected to all other vulnerability dimensions, and …

In Pakistan, floods and cyclones have caused widespread human and socio-economic
losses. Individual households with same exposure but varying capabilities are increasingly …

Households' vulnerability assessment is considered an essential step towards reducing the
harmful consequences of disaster risks. Adaptation helps in reducing their future …

Sea-level rise and related risks are an aspect of climate change that deeply affects coastal
areas worldwide and calls for adaptive responses. Spatial planning is one key to adaptation …

Flooding is one of the main natural hazards in the world and causes huge economic and
human impacts. Assessing the flood damage in the Mediterranean region is of great …