Using a spatio-Temporal GIS database to monitor the spatial evolution of urban flooding phenomena. The case of Athens metropolitan area in Greece

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-109

  Diakakis, Michalis ^a   Pallikarakis, Aggelos ^b   Katsetsiadou, Katerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; Flood risk; GIS; Greece; Spatio Temporal databases; Urban floods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948946014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22209964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi3010096     Document Type: Article

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