FLIAT, an object-relational GIS tool for flood impact assessment in Flanders, Belgium
Floods can cause damage to transportation and energy infrastructure, disrupt the delivery of services, and take a toll on public health, sometimes even causing significant loss of life. Although scientists widely stress the compelling need for resilience against extreme events under a changing climate, tools for dealing with expected hazards lag behind. Not only does the socio-economic, ecologic and cultural impact of floods need to be considered, but the potential disruption of a society with regard to priority adaptation guidelines, measures, and policy recommendations need to be considered... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Schlagwörter: | Earth and Environmental Sciences / flood impact assessment tool (FLIAT) / vector approach / parallel computation / disruption potential / urban floods / flood damage assessment / open source program languages / GREEN ROOFS / ELEVATION / MODEL / ACCURACY / RESOLUTION / HAZARD / LAND / AREA |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26602294 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8615063 |