Title: Flood Exposure and Social Vulnerability for Prioritizing Local Adaptation of Urban Storm Water Systems
Abstract: Changes in rainfall patterns due to climate change are likely to increase weather-related hazards significantly, including floods and associated economic and social damage in urban areas. Adapting storm water systems to cope with these changes can be expensive, and often competes for resources with other priorities. Therefore, targeted adaptation of the infrastructure in a municipality, based on an assessment of both physical risks of flooding and socioeconomic vulnerability, can help decision-makers better allocate resources while developing adaptation plans. Conventional flood studies commissioned by municipal councils typically concentrate on geophysical aspects such as flooding frequency and areal extent. This paper goes beyond those and develops a Flood Social Vulnerability model (FSV) by combining hydrological and hydraulic analyses with social vulnerability analyses. The approach is illustrated by applying it to Marrickville, a local government area in Sydney’s inner-west that is prone to flooding.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-11-12
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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