Flood risk assessment and its application in the eastern part of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 219-228

  Gain, A K ^a   Hoque, M M ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Dhaka City; Expected damage; Flood risk; Inundation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD WAVE; MAPPING; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84881621392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12003     Document Type: Article

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