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Floodplain Management in Urban Developing Areas. Part II. GIS-Based Flood Analysis and Urban Growth Modelling

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  • Francisco Correia
  • Maria Da graça saraiva
  • Fernando Da Silva
  • Isabel Ramos

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In Part I of this article the very dynamic nature of floodplain management was discussed and the need for modelling the urban growth processes and formulating scenarios of urban development was emphasised. In this second part, the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for addressing those problems is presented. GIS have been recognised as a powerful means to integrate and analyse data from various sources in the context of comprehensive floodplain management. Adequate information and prediction capability is vital to evaluate alternative scenarios for flood mitigation policies and to improve decision making processes associated with flood management. A framework for the comprehensive evaluation of flood hazard management policies is also addressed in this article. This comprehensive approach to flood problems is more than an attitude or a philosophical starting point. It makes use of specific technological tools conceived to be used by different actors, some of them being nonexperts in flood analysis. These tools, based on GIS, are very appropriate for a participatory approach to flood policy formulation and floodplain management because they help communicating with the public in a scientifically correct and yet rather simple manner. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999

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  • Francisco Correia & Maria Da graça saraiva & Fernando Da Silva & Isabel Ramos, 1999. "Floodplain Management in Urban Developing Areas. Part II. GIS-Based Flood Analysis and Urban Growth Modelling," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 13(1), pages 23-37, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:13:y:1999:i:1:p:23-37
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008045419517
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    1. Jonathon Chill & Larry Mays, 2013. "Determination of the Optimal Location for Developments to Minimize Detention Requirements," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 27(15), pages 5089-5100, December.
    2. Andre Zerger & Stephen Wealands, 2004. "Beyond Modelling: Linking Models with GIS for Flood Risk Management," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 33(2), pages 191-208, October.
    3. Jaekyoung Kim & Junsuk Kang, 2020. "Analysis of Flood Damage in the Seoul Metropolitan Government Using Climate Change Scenarios and Mitigation Technologies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-28, December.
    4. Karen Goff & Randall Gentry, 2006. "The Influence of Watershed and Development Characteristics on the Cumulative Impacts of Stormwater Detention Ponds," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 20(6), pages 829-860, December.
    5. Bandi Aneesha Satya & Meshapam Shashi & Deva Pratap, 2019. "A geospatial approach to flash flood hazard mapping in the city of Warangal, Telangana, India," Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, Sciendo, vol. 7(3), pages 1-13, September.
    6. J. Yazdi & S. Salehi Neyshabouri, 2012. "A Simulation-Based Optimization Model for Flood Management on a Watershed Scale," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 26(15), pages 4569-4586, December.
    7. Mohammad Karamouz & Ozeair Abesi & Ali Moridi & Azadeh Ahmadi, 2009. "Development of Optimization Schemes for Floodplain Management; A Case Study," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(9), pages 1743-1761, July.

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