Ocean tides and the influence of sea-level rise on floods in urban areas of the Mekong Delta

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 292-300

  Takagi, H ^a   Ty, T V ^b   Thao, N D ^c   Esteban, M ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate change; Lowlands; Risk assessment; River

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; OCEAN TIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; URBAN AREA;

CAN THO; MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84954565768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12094     Document Type: Article

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