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Assesses the Resilience Index to Sea Level Rise Risk of Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

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  • Mamdouh M El-Hattab

    (Department of Natural Resources surveys, Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, University of Sadat City, Egypt)

  • Soha A Mohamed

    (Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt)

Abstract

Alexandria Governorate is vulnerable to sea level rise risks, especially with its current high-density coastal communities and the rapidly increasing population rates. Most of the Governorate’s inhabitants are living in the low-lying land and some are even below sea level. Moreover, the Governorate has been identified as one of the ‘Mediterranean vulnerable sites’. This paper assesses the resilience of Alexandria Governorate to sea level rise risk, focusing on hazard assessment (Inundation) as one of the most significant physical impacts. Resilience index to SLR for each district in the study area is developed using vulnerable built-up areas, vulnerable population and socioeconomic conditions (represented in the unemployment rate, annual population growth and Human Development Index (HDI).

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  • Mamdouh M El-Hattab & Soha A Mohamed, 2018. "Assesses the Resilience Index to Sea Level Rise Risk of Alexandria Governorate, Egypt," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 12(4), pages 85-93, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:12:y:2018:i:4:p:85-93
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.12.555841
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