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Improvement of resilience of urban areas by integrating social perception in flash-flood risk management
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bodoque, José María Amérigo, María José Díez-Herrero, Andrés García, Jorge Alejandro Cortés, Beatriz Ballesteros-Cánovas, Juan Antonio Olcina, Jorge Amérigo, Joaquín García Cortes, Jaime A. Ballesteros-Cánovas |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | In urban areas prone to flash floods, characterization of social resilience is critical to guarantee the success of emergency management plans. In this study, we present the methodological approach that led to the submission and subsequent approval of the Civil Protection Plan of Navaluenga (Central Spain), in which the first phase was to analyse flood hazard by combining the Hydrological Modelling System (HECHMS) and the Iber 2D hydrodynamic model. We then analysed social vulnerability and designed measures to put into practice within the framework of the Civil Protection Plan. At a later phase, we assessed citizens' flash-flood risk perception and level of awareness regarding some key variables of the Civil Protection Plan. To this end, 254 adults representing roughly 12% of the population census were interviewed. Responses were analysed descriptively, comparing awareness regarding preparedness and response actions with the corresponding information |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/58530/2/2016_Bodoque_etal_JHydrol_accepted.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |