NDLI: Impact of Flood Disasters on Taiwan in the Last Quarter Century

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Teng, Wei Hsien Hsu, Ming Hsi Wu, Chung Hsing Chen, Albert S.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	The increasing natural disasters, especially floods during the last quarter century, are raising the economic losses in Taiwan. The most severe hazard in Taiwan is flooding induced by typhoons and storms in summer and autumn. By comparing the rivers around the world, the ones in Taiwan have the steepest slopes, the largest discharge per unit drainage area, and the shortest time of concentrations. Rapid urbanization without proper land uses managements usually worsen the flood problems. Consequently, flood hazards mitigation has become the most essential task for Taiwan to deal with. Although the government keeps improving flood defense structures, the flood damage grows continuously. In this article, possible flood mitigation strategies are identified for coping with complex environmental and social decisions with flood risk involved.
Starting Page	191
Ending Page	207
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0921030X
Journal	Natural Hazards
Volume Number	37
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15730840
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Taiwan flood mitigation flood hazards urban development inundation potential Geophysics/Geodesy Hydrogeology Geotechnical Engineering Civil Engineering Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology

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