A GIS-Based Spatial Multi-Criteria Approach for Flood Risk Assessment in the Dongting Lake Region, Hunan, Central China

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3465-3484

  Wang, Yamei ^a   Li, Zhongwu ^a   Tang, Zhenghong ^b   Zeng, Guangming ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Floods; GIS; Indicators; Multi criteria analysis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DECISION MAKERS; DONGTING LAKE; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS; FLOOD RISKS; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; GIS-DATABASE; HIGH-RISK ZONES; HUNAN PROVINCE; INSURANCE COMPANIES; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; NATURAL HAZARD; SEMIQUANTITATIVE MODEL; STUDY AREAS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); INSURANCE; LAKES; MAPS; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLOODS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; DONGTING LAKE; HUNAN;

EID: 80053437881     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9866-2     Document Type: Article

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