Flood Vulnerability Mapping to Riverine Floods: A Study on the Old Brahmaputra River

Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk on the Brahmaputra Basin: A Case Study of River Bank Erosion

The authors present an assessment of risk from river bank erosion in the Brahmaputra river basin. The concept of risk is conceptualised in the context of socio-economic vulnerability, and the potential for exposure to hazard. By addressing both the physical hazard and the variations across the socio-economic surface the approach presented attempts to spatially combine these parameters to provid...

LQ-Moments for Regional Flood Frequency Analysis: A Case Study for the North-Bank Region of the Brahmaputra River, India

Global-scale river flood vulnerability in the last 50 years

The impacts of flooding are expected to rise due to population increases, economic growth and climate change. Hence, understanding the physical and spatiotemporal characteristics of risk drivers (hazard, exposure and vulnerability) is required to develop effective flood mitigation measures. Here, the long-term trend in flood vulnerability was analysed globally, calculated from the ratio of the ...

Adapting to climate: a case study on riverine flood risks in the Netherlands.

Climate change may well lead to an increased risk of river floods in the Netherlands. However, the impacts of changes in water management on river floods are larger, either enhancing or reducing flood risks. Therefore, the abilities of water-management authorities to learn that climate and river flows are changing, and to recognize and act upon the implications, are of crucial importance. At th...

Mapping Social Vulnerability to Air Pollution: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Region, China

Many frequent and severe air pollution incidents have emerged across the vast parts of China recently. The identification of factors and mapping social vulnerability has become extremely necessary for environmental management and sustainable development. However, studies associating social vulnerability with air pollution remain sparse. With reference to research achievements of social vulnerab...