Rapid assessment of flood susceptibility in urbanized rivers using digital terrain data: Application to the arno river case study (Firenze, northern Italy)

Applied Geography

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-53

  Morelli, Stefano ^a   Battistini, Alessandro ^a   Catani, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arno river; Dike; Flood path modeling; Flow direction; Overflow susceptibility; Urbanized river

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DIKE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOW MODELING; GIS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; URBAN AREA; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA ACQUISITION; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; HYDRAULICS; RIVER FLOW; SUBURBAN AREA; WATER LEVEL;

ARNO RIVER; FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84905682355     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.032     Document Type: Article

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