A participatory GIS approach to flood risk assessment of informal settlements the case of Cape Town

Rural-urban migrations have contributed to the steady increase in the population of Cape Town. Many of the migrants have settled in informal settlements because they cannot afford to rent or buy decent housing. Many of these settlements are however located on marginal and often poorly drained land. Consequently, most of these settlements are prone to flooding after prolonged rainfall. Current flood risk management techniques implemented by the authorities of the Cape Town City Council (CTCC) are ideal for formally planned settlements but are not designed to support informal settlements...This study sought to investigate a methodology that the CTCC could use to improve flood risk assessment.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Civil Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Musungu, Kevin

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Smit, Julian

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12155

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12155