Population evacuation: evaluating spatial distribution of flood shelters and vulnerable residential units in Dhaka with geographic information systems

Natural Hazards

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1859-1882

  Masuya, Akiko ^a   Dewan, Ashraf ^a,b   Corner, Robert J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Dhaka; Flood hazards; Flood shelter; Geospatial modelling; GIS; Population evacuation

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; GIS; MAPPING; SATELLITE DATA; SHELTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84938960969     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1802-y     Document Type: Article

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