This book presents a comprehensive coverage of the various types of floods, what causes them in different terrains, and the anthropogenic, geographical, hydro-geological, and geomorphological aspects of flood-prone areas. The use of geospatial techniques for flood mapping and monitoring, multi-criteria decision-making techniques for risk management, and machine learning algorithms for flood prediction mapping, susceptibility analysis, and monitoring are all integrated into many real-life case studies provided in this book. The discussions on flood management strategies, including sustainable flood risk assessment through indigenous knowledge and local resources, empower readers to make informed decisions.
Features
- Provides the most recent developments and insights on the types of floods, causes, and impact.
- Discusses the use of geospatial techniques in flood mapping, susceptibility analysis, and monitoring for sustainable flood risk management.
- Identifies different flood conditioning factors in different geographical settings and examines the impact of flash floods.
- Includes real-life case studies from different regions, showcasing successful flood management strategies and lessons learned from past events.
- Highlights the importance of community participation in risk management.
This book is an excellent reference for researchers, scientists, and academics interested in various aspects of natural disasters and management, geospatial techniques, flood hydrology, and population demographics. It also serves as a great foundational text for graduate students in Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, etc., taking courses in Disaster Management.
Presents a comprehensive coverage of the various types of floods. The use of geospatial techniques for flood mapping and monitoring, multi-criteria decision-making techniques for risk management, and machine learning algorithms for flood prediction, susceptibility analysis, and monitoring are all integrated in the case studies provided.
Part A: Foundation of Flood Risk Assessment.
1. Flood Inundation Mapping
of Amochu River Basin using HECRAS and GIS.
2. Nexus Between Channel Geometry
and Flood Condition through the Study of Hydraulic Geometry.
3. Study on the
Nexus between Channel Geometry, Flow Characteristics, Anthropogenic
Intervention and Occurrence of Flood in Ajay River, West Bengal.
4.
Evaluation of Morphometric Indices for Prioritization of Watershed by
Adopting Geo-Spatial Techniques: A Study on the Puthimari River Basin, Assam,
India.
5. Infrastructure Losses Caused by Flooding in Nigeria.
6.
Socio-Economic and Physical Vulnerability to Riverine Floods: Bharathapuzha
Basin, Palakkad, Kerala. Part B: Geoinformatics in Flood Risk Mapping and
Assessment.
7. Analysis and mapping of flood susceptibility areas in Chai
Badan District, Lopburi Province, Thailand.
8. Flood Hazard Prediction and
Vulnerability Assessment Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Coastal Areas
of Bangladesh.
9. A Synergistic Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for
Flood Zone Mapping in Adayar River, Chennai: A Case Study.
10. Flood Hazard
Mapping of Barak River Basin of Assam, India: Using Analytic Hierarchy
Process (AHP).
11. Flood Susceptibility Mapping in the Upper Blue Nile Basin,
Ethiopia Using Geospatial Technology and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis.
12. Analysis of Flash Flood Hydrology and Susceptibility Modelling of
Alipurduar District in India using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach.
13. Environmental Factors Influencing Urban Flash Flood in Eastern Surma
Kushiyara Floodplain, Bangladesh: A Machine Learning-Based Analysis on Sylhet
City.
14. Prioritization of Flood Susceptibility zones using MCDM techniques,
TOPSIS, and the CF Model in the Manjalar Watershed: A Part of the Vaigai
Basin, South India.
15. Flood Hotspot Identification in Koch Bihar District
through Empirical Inundation Analysis and Theoretical Susceptibility Mapping.
16. Application of Hybrid Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Based Ensemble
Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Analytic
Network Process (ANP) methods for Flood Risk Assessment of Meghna Basin Area
in Northeast Bangladesh.
17. Assessing Peoples Vulnerability to Urban
Flooding in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study of Six Districts in
Ziguinchor, Senegal. Part C: Flood Risk Mitigation Strategies.
18. Flood and
Flood Risk Reduction: Challenges and Strategies.
19. Understanding Peoples
Adaptation Strategies in Response to Flood: A Case Study in Teesta River
Basin, Bangladesh.
20. Geospatial Approach to Susceptibility Assessment for
Flood Risk Management in Northern Himalayan Districts of West Bengal, India.
21. Flood Susceptibility Modelling for Flood Risk Reduction Towards the
Nature-Based Solution of Tripura, India.
22. Impact of Flash Flood Events and
Risk Mapping through Geospatial Techniques in the Gori Ganga Watershed.
23.
Preparing Sustainable Flood Risk Assessment and Management through Indigenous
Knowledge and Local Resources in Nigeria.
24. Significance of Local
Indigenous Knowledge in Flood Control Management.
25. Assessment of Flood
Hazard Zonation and Development of Flood Management Strategies in Subansiri
Watershed: A Domain of Geospatial Technology.
26. Advancements and Challenges
in Flood Modeling: A Comprehensive Review of Empirical to Physical-Based
Approaches.
Dr. Brototi Biswas is a Professor at the Department of Geography & Resource Management, Mizoram (Central) University, India. She received her Ph.D. in 2012 from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Maharashtra, India. She has delivered invited lectures in different colleges in India sponsored by the University Grants Commissions (UGC) and in 2013 received the Best Teacher award by Maharashtra Dalit Sahitya Academy. She has also managed several outreach programs for the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). Her research work is focused on the various aspects of physical geography including hazard and hazard management. She has published over 56 research papers, one authored book, twelve book chapters, and 10 conference proceedings.
Dr. Bhagwan B. Ghute, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geology, Toshniwal Arts, Commerce and Science College, Maharashtra, India since 2011. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the same university on quaternary geology and geomorphology of Godavari River basin. Currently, he has been nominated as a Member of Board of Studies in Geology at SRTM University (2023-2027). His research is focused on quaternary geology, hydrogeology, remote sensing, and GIS. He has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals.
Dr. Jayanta Das is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography in Rampurhat College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He received his PhD from the Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, India. His research interests include flood, drought analysis, climate change, watershed management, hydrological modeling, water quality, geospatial data analysis, data mining, and GIS applications. He has over 17 years of research and academic experience. Dr. Das has published more than 50 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and 5 edited books. He has served as a journal editor and as a guest editor as well. Dr. Das has played a significant role in advancing geographical sciences, organizing international conferences and training workshops, including a SERB and ICSSR-sponsored seminar on sustainable development. His international collaborations include mentoring African researchers through the CV Raman International Fellowship, focusing on hydro-geographical studies and risk mapping.
