Journal Article10.1080/02626667.2011.555836
Flood management and a GIS modelling method to assess flood-hazard areas—a case study
TL;DR: Kourgialas et al. as discussed by the authors presented a viable approach for flood management strategy in a river basin based on the European Floods Directive, which can be applied to any river basin and here was applied to the Koiliaris River basin in Greece.
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Abstract: This paper presents a viable approach for flood management strategy in a river basin based on the European Floods Directive. A reliable flood management plan has two components: (a) a proper flood management strategy, and (b) the determination of the flood-hazard areas. A method to evaluate the benefits of a flood warning system is presented herein, as well as a method to estimate the flood-hazard areas. Six factors were considered in order to estimate the spatial distribution of the hazardous areas: flow accumulation, slope, land use, rainfall intensity, geology and elevation. The study area was divided into five regions characterized by different degrees of flood hazard ranging from very low to very high. The produced map of flood-hazard areas identifies the areas and settlements at high risk of flooding. The proposed methodology can be applied to any river basin and here was applied to the Koiliaris River basin in Greece. Citation Kourgialas, N. N. & Karatzas, G. P. (2011) Flood management and...
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