Introduction. In 2011, following heavy winter snowfall, two cities bordering two rivers in North Dakota, USA faced major flood threats. Flooding was foreseeable and predictable although the extent of risk was uncertain. One community, Fargo, situated in a shallow river basin, successfully mitigated and prevented flooding. For the other community, Minot, located in a deep river valley, preventio...

Abstract The aim of any early warning systems is to provide warning to people of an impending natural hazard so that those vulnerable are aware of the potential impact of the natural processes in order to respond appropriately and minimise damage. This paper looks at variables affecting the implementation of flood hazard early warning systems in a flood prone area of Zimbabwe. Documenting the e...

This paper describes the development of a set of guidelines on the use and integration of digital terrain data for Emergency Risk Management (ERM) planning, specifically in relation to flood hazard. The guidelines were developed by a node of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRC-SI) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, in conjunction with NSW Go...

Studies on the impacts of hurricanes, tropical storms, and tornados indicate that poor communities of colour suffer disproportionately in human death and injury.(2) Few quantitative studies have been conducted on the degree to which flood events affect socially vulnerable populations. We address this research void by analysing 832 countywide flood events in Texas from 1997-2001. Specifically, w...

The municipality of San Sebastián, considered one of the most prone to natural hazards in Guatemala, was selected as one of the pilot areas of the UNESCO program on “Capacity Building for Natural Disaster Reduction”. The town is located within the Samalá basin, near the active channel of the river, which is heavily affected by lahars related to the active SantiaguitoSanta María volcanic complex...

Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) Project is one of about 700 water sector projects built by Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) in Bangladesh. It was a successful project from all considerations. But during 1998 flood, there was overtopping and breaching of embankment. At that time BWDB was able to stop much inundation by doing emergency work. Still many people are building their houses and ...

The planning of evacuation operations for a riverine flood disaster is vital for minimizing their negative impacts on human lives. This paper aims to develop a systematic method to model and plan evacuation trip generation and distribution for riverine floods. To achieve this aim, it adapts the transportation or Hitchcock problem, an operations research technique employed in conventional four-s...