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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"flooding hazards"”.
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An Economics-Based Methodology for Analysis of the Inequitable Distribution of Flooding Risk
Flooding is a significant hazard that threatens both human life and property. There are a number of flooding mechanisms: fluvial, pluvial, and coastal, which are all being exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Coastal flooding hazards are especially dangerous given population dynamics …
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Flood potential of Poyang Lake, China
… 2]) connected to the Yangtze River. Flooding hazards in Poyang Lake regions have become more severe in recent years. To reduce flood potential downstream, including Poyang Lake, and also to generate hydroelectric power and to improve navigation, Three Gorges Dam is being built in the …
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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR FLOOD RISK MITIGATION: MAPPING AND HYDROLOGICAL MODELING IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED URBAN AREA ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
<p>Flooding is the most frequent and costly disaster in the United States, affecting people disproportionately based on environmental, societal, and economic limitations. Through stakeholder engagement, open-access research, and nature-based solutions (NBS), ecology and hydrology can be bridged …
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Improving the regulatory framework of floodplain development and management in the United Kingdom
… with the aim of mitigating the impact of flooding on communities. Within the United Kingdom, this is achieved through a mixture of legislation, directives, regulations and guidance notes. Flooding is set to increase in the future due to factors such as climate change. The damage caused by …
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Differential vulnerability and adaptive responses to climate change-related hazards in informal urban settlements in Accra, Ghana
… focused on the analysis of vulnerability to flooding hazards. Moreover, by the theoretical frameworks and ontological positions often adopted in these studies, the opinions of the actors, which have the potential to provide contextual explanations for the drivers of their vulnerability, tend …
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In Harm's Way: How Philadelphia's Urban Renewal Practices Steered Marginal People to Marginal Land
… their landscapes, particularly when natural hazards lie beneath.</p> <p>This dissertation research focuses on a broad definition of the environment that includes the built, social, and physical. I am interested in extending Logan and Molotch's Growth Machine theory to consider how the …