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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Impacts of flooding"”.
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Evaluating the Impacts of Flooding on the Residents of Lagos, Nigeria
Globally, flooding is one of the most common environmental hazards resulting in property damage and destruction, population displacement, disruption to day-to-day life, illness and fatalities. Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria as well as Africa with over 20 million inhabitants and this …
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Impacts of flooding, herbivory and their interaction on tomato plants growth, development and physiology: A review
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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Land, sea, and sky : environmental histories and planning conflicts in East Boston
… victory, a dilapidated playground a symbol of neglect, a looming condominium complex a represented betrayal. In reality, there are no neutral objects. A neighborhood is not simply an artful arrangement of homes, streets, parks, schools or shops. In reality, is composed of the stories …
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Using an Urban Growth Model Framework to Project the Impacts of Future Flooding on Coastal Populations
Urbanization in coastal areas of the United States is increasing as simultaneously the East and Gulf coasts of the United States face increasing threats from climate change from hurricanes and storm surge inundation. This study will evaluate urban growth using a cellular automata model to analyze …
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Remote Sensing For An Improved Geospatial Flash Flood Susceptibility Modeling Over An Arid Environment
Flash floods are the foremost cause of irretrievable environmental damage in the arid Arabian Peninsula. The better understanding of the geomorphologic, topographic, climatic, and hydrologic characteristics of a selected watershed, and determining their geospatial relationships with respect to the …
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Exploring and profiling of childhood illnesses in informal settlements in relation to flooding: a case study of Barcelona, Cape Town South Africa
A significant number of studies have documented illnesses that follow flooding as a result of people coming into contact with contaminated water. Floods cause health risks by exposing children to bacteria, protozoa, viruses and fungi through contaminated water, contaminated household items, dead …
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Floods in the Niger River Basin in the face of global change
In the last decade, the number and dimensions of catastrophic flooding events in the Niger River Basin (NRB) have markedly increased. Despite the devastating impact of the floods on the population and the mainly agriculturally based economy of the riverine nations, awareness of the hazards in …
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Homeowner satisfaction and service quality in the repair of UK flood-damaged domestic property
Flooding is a global challenge that has plagued mankind throughout history, affecting over 164 million people worldwide in 2007 alone. As the frequency of flooding increases in England and Wales coupled with an increase in the number of properties at risk of flooding and the attendant huge …