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Flood hazard risk assessment model based on random forest

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.06.008 0022-1694/ 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ⇑ Corresponding author at: Department of Water Resource and Environment, Geography and Planning School of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China. Tel.: +86 013763316315. E-mail address: [email protected] (C. Lai). Zhaoli Wang , Chengguang Lai a,b,c,⇑, Xiaohong Chen , Bing Yang , S...

Flood Risk Management in Rivers and Torrents

A high‐resolution global flood hazard model†

Floods are a natural hazard that affect communities worldwide, but to date the vast majority of flood hazard research and mapping has been undertaken by wealthy developed nations. As populations and economies have grown across the developing world, so too has demand from governments, businesses, and NGOs for modeled flood hazard data in these data-scarce regions. We identify six key challenges ...

Flood loss footprint characterization via hazard simulation

Established in 1984, the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center develops and promotes effective corporate and public policies for low-probability events with potentially catastrophic consequences through the integration of risk assessment, and risk perception with risk management strategies. Natural disasters, technological hazards, and national and international security issues ...

Geospatial Data Integration for Assessing Landslide Hazard on Engineered Slopes

Road and rail networks are essential components of national infrastructures, underpinning the economy, and facilitating the mobility of goods and the human workforce. Earthwork slopes such as cuttings and embankments are primary components, and their reliability is of fundamental importance. However, instability and failure can occur, through processes such as landslides. Monitoring the conditi...