Flood risk method for scarce-data catchments and municipalities

 

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Författarna: Quesada-Román, Adolfo, Picado-Monge, Armando, Rivera-Solís, Jaime, Hernández, Miguel, Torres-Berhard, Lidia, Ruiz, Maynor
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2025
Beskrivning:Floods pose significant challenges in regions with limited resources and data, requiring simplified methodologies for effective risk assessment. This study presents a flexible framework for analyzing flood hazard, exposure, and vulnerability at the municipal level in data-scarce or developing countries. By integrating diverse data sources and employing statistical validation, the methodology ensures reliable results, even with minimal baseline information. It supports regional planning by facilitating flood risk calculations and extrapolations to watershed scales. While based on experiences in Central America, this approach is applicable globally, offering a systematic tool for flood risk assessments and environmental zoning in resource-constrained settings.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Språk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/64923
Länkar:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/64923
Nyckelord:Flood risk assessment
Developing countries
Data scarcity
Municipal-level analysis
Catchment-scale extrapolation
Evaluación del riesgo de inundaciones
Países en desarrollo
Escasez de datos
Análisis a nivel municipal
Extrapolación a escala de cuenca