Flood Risk Mapping (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639353839)

The river Ulhas flowing along the region and rapid growth of urban areas there have been many indicators of risk which was analysed in this paper. The major objective of the study is thus to trace the growth of urban settlements using toposheets and satellite images. For the purpose of analysis however risk was considered in terms of physical vulnerability, socio-economic vulnerability, demographic data and various hazard indicators like flood level inundation maps and rainfall data.

Author: Sneha Krishnan, Guru Balamurugan
ISBN-10: 3639353838
ISBN-13: 9783639353839
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2011
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d