Evolution of flood risk over large areas: Quantitative assessment for the Po river

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 527, Issue , 2015, Pages 809-823

  Domeneghetti, Alessio ^a   Carisi, Francesca ^a   Castellarin, Attilio ^a   Brath, Armando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Levee effect"; Exposure to floods; Flood hazard and risk assessment; Hypsometric vulnerability curve; Po river

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMBANKMENTS; HAZARDS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LAND USE; LEVEES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES; FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD VULNERABILITIES; HYPSOMETRIC VULNERABILITY CURVE; METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS; PO RIVER; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

FLOODS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODPLAIN; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEVEE; POPULATION PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; VULNERABILITY;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84930637673     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.043     Document Type: Article

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