Flood induced vulnerability in strategic plan making process of Riyadh city

Habitat International

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 375-385

  Nahiduzzaman, Kh Md ^a   Aldosary, Adel S ^a   Rahman, Muhammad Tauhidur ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Flash flood; Flood vulnerability index; Social and physical vulnerability; Strategic plan

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; FLASH FLOOD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VULNERABILITY;

RIYADH [RIYADH (PRV)]; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84935002906     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.034     Document Type: Article

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