Department of environmental sciences, faculty of sciences semlalia, cadi ayyad. The aim of flood risk management is thus to reduce the consequences of floods, in ways that balance this aim against other considerations. The flood vulnerability index is a method to assess flood vulnerability based on. Since vulnerability is found to be the main reason of disasters, it seems necessary to develop our perception of the vulnerability klein 2004. However, flood protection systems needs continuous improvement which requires a reassessment of the existing. Vulnerability indices wisconsin department of health services. Flood vulnerability assessment of ibadan city, oyo state.
A new approach for computing a flood vulnerability index using cluster analysis. If apfsr are identified, a full detailed flood hazard and risk assessment should be undertaken. The social vulnerability information is summarized at the municipal and block group levels and is derived from a social vulnerability index based on the 2010 us census, and. This includes lowering the probability of flooding as well as reducing the vulnerability of the society in floodprone areas. Reducing vulnerability of buildings to flood damage foreword floodplains provide land for both urban and rural development, however, there remains an everpresent risk in occupying land which is subject to.
Pdf flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for. These case studies illustrate practical examples of success stories and should not be interpreted as the best or the only approach. Continuous improvements and changes, investigative and managerial practices, namely the planning instances of city institutions, need to be equipped. Flood modelling and vulnerability assessment of settlements in the adamawa state floodplain using gis and cellular framework approach. In fact, the improvement in assessment methods is related to the necessity for enhanced decisionmaking procedures. An overall social vulnerability index has some usefulness in. Indicators included in the wisconsin heat vulnerability index. Checklist for vulnerability of flood prone sites and buildings t he checklist for vulnerability of flood prone sites and building can be used to assess sitespecific flood hazards and building vulnerability. However, it is recognized that some of these indicators may be redundant or. Flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood. The model ordinance and guidebook safer development in floodprone areas a guidebook for community officials. It helps identify demographic groups and geographic locations with higher vulnerability to environmental and public health hazards. An emergency response tool using the svi in emergency response flood, icestorm, tornadoeach type of emergency will impact communities differently depending on the communitys baseline vulnerability and ability to respond. Flood vulnerability indices at varying spatial scales.
Fiji faces significant development challenges, and the government has set ambitious. University of lagos, nigeria abstract the devastating flood occurrence and its impact on the people have been of great concern to man. Analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index in. The previous indexes identified four main social, economic. Ca groups neighbourhoods with similar characteristics into 5 vulnerability classes. Under contract with tetratechard for the us agency for international development usaid. What is the expected velocity of floodwaters on the site. The notion to vulnerability has changed over the last 20 years. A flood vulnerability score, or flood vulnerability index fvi, is a representation of all the characteristics of a commune that are related to flooding. Flood tends to have an important impact on isolated and poor regions such as oasis regions.
Vulnerability is considered in the study of flood vulnerability index fvi as the extent of harm, which can be expected under certain conditions of exposure, susceptibility and resilience why flood vulnerability index. This study focuses on an approach to assess flood vulnerability and discuss the benefits of adaptation options at a city scale and sub catchment scale, using flood vulnerability index balica et al. Vulnerability indices wisconsin department of health. This paper aims the analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index fvi in pre saharan region of morocco. The present work illustrates a spatial analysis of flood risk based on multisource data satellite, dem, cartographic and statistical and aims to identify floodprone areas to determine the vulnerability of the jeddah area so as to avoid urban extension in risk areas and to develop adequate management of the environment. Flood risk management is an approach to dealing with flood risk based on the notion that risks cannot be taken away entirely but only partially and always at the expense of other societal goals. The contributing percentage for the factors are mean annual rainfall 20%, slope 20%, landuse 20%, relief 15%, drainage density. Checklist for vulnerability of floodprone sites and buildings t he checklist for vulnerability of floodprone sites and building can be used to assess sitespecific flood hazards and building vulnerability. Flood vulnerability in bangladesh tufts university. The floodplain regulations committee met june 12, 2006 at the annual conference in albuquerque, nm. The country has an area of 18,000 km spread over 332 islands, of which about 110 are inhabited.
Duplicate title to flood vulnerability, risk and social disadvantage. Flooding is common throughout much of the united states and can be caused by heavy precipitation events, storm surge, levee or dam failures or inadequate drainage. The figures in parenthesis indicate the weights given to the respective factors. Flood risk management aims at preventing losses and damages by preventing flooding andor by preventing the exposure of people and property to flooding. Vulnerability flood vulnerability index fvi unescoihe. Design and use of composite indices in assessments of climate change vulnerability and resilience 1 1. Description and summary of metrics used to quantify flood vulnerability. Review of case studies and implications for measurement. A new approach for computing a flood vulnerability index. Consequently, flood risk management may involve a large number of.
District 1 vulnerability assessment page 7 table 1. Identify specific vulnerabilities of a particular critical facility to flooding by looking at factors such as proximity to a floodplain or other bodies of water, past flooding issues, emergency management plans, and location of critical systems like primary. Appl ying the flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood risk assess ment, delft university. Analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index in presaharan. Center for international earth science information network ciesin, the earth institute, columbia university. Applying the flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base. Mar 31, 2015 flood vulnerability depends on flood and building characteristics key points what gets wet movement of water erosion most functions are tied to flood depth, with adjustments for other factors waves, duration, salt vs fresh, velocity expert opinion, damage studies, claims data combining flood and wind damage. The current flood vulnerability index fvi methodology developed by the authors uses 71 indicators in its calculation. The flood ris ks will likely increases in frequency and magnitude due to global and regional climate change. However, the uncertainty connected to climatechange impacts on flood hazard and vulnerability sometimes limits the possibility of evaluation adaptation measures according.
Assessing biophysical and social vulnerability to natural. One method for approaching how to determine the vulnerability of archeological sites to shoreline erosion is to use a gis application to calculate. Therefore, there is a need for an assessment of the flood vulnerability of the communes, with a vulnerability score for every commune as a result. Flood risk and vulnerability of jeddah city, saudi arabia. Open data portal social vulnerability index application. Pdf towards an integrated flood vulnerability index a flood. Flood vulnerability assessment as an essential part of the urban flood management is done by various methods by several researchers. Pdf flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood. The indicators used show the variables affecting the flood vulnerability in the pre saharan region. Stepbystep guide to vulnerability hotspots mapping. Flash flood vulnerability and adaptation assessment pilot. Response time to flood events using a social vulnerability index. The physical exposure dataset relies on the national flood hazards maps downloaded fromnorthcarolina flood risk information systemalong with a novel building inventory dataset available from the north carolina department of public safety that contains the. Hudson river flood impact decision support system version.
Hence, the integrated flood vulnerability index tool ifvi is developed and. New multiple scale technique for the assessment of relative flood vulnerability by mohamed mahgoub b. Disadvantageous flood plain management makes people living on floodplains more vulnerable to floods. This report was produced under united states agency for international development usaid cooperative agreement no. In doing so, a neighbourhood flood vulnerability index nfvi is introduced and used to compare risks between more and less flood vulnerable neighbourhoods where vulnerability is.
A flood vulnerability map appears on the next page as an example of identifying areas where a hazard overlaps with urban developments. Using methodology developed by the san francisco department of public health, the wisconsin building resilience against climate effects brace staff conducted a geospatial analysis of heatrelated vulnerability in both wisconsin as a whole and the greater milwaukee urban area, with assistance from the wisconsin department of. Vulnerability, index, analysis, flood risk, assessment, decision, support tool. Flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood risk. Checklist for vulnerability of floodprone sites and buildings t. A leading challenge in measuring social vulnerability to hazards is for output metrics to better reflect the context in which vulnerability occurs. May 2017 4 a report by sayers and partners llp environment agency flood warnings are only available in english, and so groups of residents with no or insufficient english language skills will. Watsonafter the rainlearning the lessons from flood recovery in hull, final project report for flood, vulnerability and urban resilience. The flood of record is often a lower probability event with higher flood elevations than the 100year flood. Vulnerability assessment evaluating the site and building task 3.
The social vulnerability index svi is a useful tool for emergency preparedness and publichealth planning. Furthermore, using the spatial database of south asia and applying a robust principal component analysisbased methodology, the authors generated a social vulnerability index at the subdistrict level, which is relevant for local planning. Climate change vulnerability mapping for southeast asia. The checklist presented here is an amended version of the checklist. Communitybased flood vulnerability index for urban flooding. Pdf reducing the complexity of the flood vulnerability index. Human population world wide is vulnerable to natural disasters. An overview to flood vulnerability assessment methods. Flood vulnerability assessment through different methodological. Bythe end of the century, todays annual chance flood could occur at every high tide. In floods from defense to management, symposium papers, van. Applying the flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood risk assessment. One of the most significant aims of flood vulnerability assessment is to make a clear association between the theoretical conceptions of flood vulnerability and the daily administrative process. Pdf flood vulnerability indices at varying spatial scales.
Emergency responders can determine how to best plan for and respond to emergencies. Hence, the integrated flood vulnerability index tool ifvi is developed and the progress described step by steps throughout this thesis. Checklist for vulnerability of floodprone sites and. Analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index in pre.
As in the case of all natural and technological hazards, and both in the case of. Design and use of composite indices in assessments of climate change vulnerability and resilience 1. Using methodology developed by the san francisco department of public health, the wisconsin building resilience against climate effects brace staff conducted a geospatial analysis of heatrelated vulnerability in both wisconsin as a whole and the greater milwaukee urban area, with assistance from the. The present work illustrates a spatial analysis of flood risk based on multisource data satellite, dem, cartographic and statistical and aims to identify flood prone areas to determine the vulnerability of the jeddah area so as to avoid urban extension in risk areas and to develop adequate management of the environment. Flood vulnerability assessment of ibadan city, oyo state, nigeria. Unescoihe phd thesis crc press book floods are one of the most common and widely distributed natural risks to life and property worldwide.
Most of the population lives on two large islands, viti levu and vanua levu. This is because the flood vulnerability class progression in the model coincide with the areas of observable impact as earlier visited on the field when compared with the model. For example, the flood height associated with the 1% annual chance flood i. Through a metaanalysis of 67 flood disaster case studies 199720, this paper profiles the leading drivers of social vulnerability to floods. Addition of a vulnerability component to the flash flood. Apr 26, 2016 vulnerability is the main construct in flood risk management. Although the input parameters of the flood vulnerability index floodvi were selected according to the special focus of floods in portugal, they are not directly dependent on flood related information.
Flood vulnerability assessment on a commune level in vietnam. Flooding impacts on water and wastewater utilities. What are the goals of the flood vulnerability assessment for critical facilities fva. Vulnerability is the main construct in flood risk management. Method used in deriving the climate change vulnerability index note. Composite index methodologies have evolved to meet a wide range of purposes and to inform particular decisions or decisionmaking processes. Velocity is a factor in computing loads associated with hydrodynamic forces, including drag on building surfaces. Jul 23, 2018 the flood vulnerability index is a method to assess flood vulnerability based on.
Pdf flood vulnerability assessment as an essential part of the urban flood management is done by various methods by several researchers. Notice that this vulnerability map allows more detail because it focuses only on one small portion of a community, in which a floodplain overlaps with developed areas. Variety of approaches has been introduced to assess vulnerability therefore selection of more. Vulnerability flood vulnerability index fvi unesco ihe fvi. Flood vulnerability in bangladesh nazifa noor sarawat 187 geographic information systems 15 ecember 2015 introduction ata and methods i created a flood vulnerability index to map the regions of bangladesh that are most vulnerable to flood by weighted raster addition of elevation, precipitation, proximity to water bodies, and past flood. Flood vulnerability index as a knowledge base for flood risk assessment in urban area hajar nasiri1 and shahram shahmohammadikalalagh2 1 urban planning and design department, design and architecture faculty, university putra malaysia 2 department of water sciences and engineering, east azarbaijan science and research branch,islamic. Flood vulnerability is one of the significant components in risk management and flood damage assessment. The flood vulnerability index can be used by international river basin.
Pdf towards an integrated flood vulnerability index a. Vulnerability is considered in the study of flood vulnerability index fvi as the extent of harm, which can be expected under certain conditions of exposure, susceptibility and resilience. The ride quality index value at the sump lowest point of the roadway segment pavement that is in poor condition. There is a need to identify the risk of flooding in flood prone areas to support decisions for flood management from. Variety of approaches has been introduced to assess vulnerability therefore selection of more appropriate methodology is vital for.
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