Can we learn from the past? Four hundred years of changes in adaptation to floods and droughts. Measuring the vulnerability in two Hispanic cities

Gil-Guirado, Salvador; Espín‐Sánchez, José‐Antonio; Prieto, María

doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1768-0

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“…For this reason, we obtained 10 dichotomous variables for indicating the presence (1) or absence (0) of any effects/damage produced by a flood in each municipality. Thus, we categorized the information on the type of damage suffered in a simple manner, always aware of the difficulty inherent in consistently objectifying quantitative information in time and space (Gil-Guirado et al, 2016). These variables that we created give us a rough idea of the scope of damage caused by each flood.…”

Section: Methodology and Sourcesmentioning

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SMC-Flood database: a high-resolution press database on flood cases for the Spanish Mediterranean coast (1960–2015)

Gil-Guirado

Pérez-Morales

López‐Martínez

2019

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Flood databases of high spatio-temporal resolution are a necessary tool for proper spatial planning, especially in areas with high levels of exposure and danger to floods. This study presents the preliminary results of the Spanish Mediterranean Coastal Flood (SMC-Flood) database covering the municipalities in this region. This database collects information on flood cases that occurred between 1960 and 2015 by systematically consulting the digital archives of the main newspapers in the study area. The search for flood information was conducted by means of using links between municipality names and seven keywords that correspond to the most common ways of referring to a situation that is likely to describe a flood in Spain. This methodology has enabled the reconstruction of 3008 flood cases at a municipal scale with daily resolution while gathering information on the types of damage, intensity, severity and area affected. The spatio-temporal analysis of the data reveals hotspots where flood cases are especially intense and damaging when compared to highly developed areas where the frequency of flood cases is very high. This situation is especially worrying insofar as we have detected a growing trend in the frequency and area affected by flood cases. However, one positive aspect is that the intensity and severity of flood cases follows a falling trend. The main novelty lies in the fact that the high-resolution spatial analysis has made it possible to detect a clear latitudinal gradient of growing intensity and severity in a north–south direction. This pattern calls for new actions by the coastal municipal authorities of southern Spain for adaptation to a more complex flood scenario.

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Section: Methodology and Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

SMC-Flood database: a high-resolution press database on flood cases for the Spanish Mediterranean coast (1960–2015)

Gil-Guirado

Pérez-Morales

López‐Martínez

2019

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Kreibich and Thieken 2009, Kienzler et al 2015. However, long-term analyses in local case study areas are only very rarely possible; an exception is that by Gil-Guirado et al (2016). Empirical data analyses are complemented by modelling approaches, used to unravel the effects of multiple causes (Elmer et al 2012, Merz et al 2012b, Jongman et al 2015, Mechler and Bouwer 2015.…”

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How to improve attribution of changes in drought and flood impacts

Kreibich

Blauhut

Aerts

et al. 2019

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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For the development of sustainable, efficient risk management strategies for the hydrological extremes of droughts and floods, it is essential to understand the temporal changes of impacts, and their respective causes and interactions. In particular, little is known about changes in vulnerability and their influence on drought and flood impacts. We present a fictitious dialogue between two experts, one in droughts and the other in floods, showing that the main obstacles to scientific advancement in this area are both a lack of data and a lack of commonly accepted approaches. The drought and flood experts "discuss" available data and methods and we suggest a complementary approach. This approach consists of collecting a large number of single or multiple paired-event case studies from catchments around the world, undertaking detailed analyses of changes in impacts and drivers, and carrying out a comparative analysis. The advantages of this approach are that it allows detailed context-and location-specific assessments based on the paired-event analyses, and reveals general, transferable conclusions based on the comparative analysis of various case studies. Additionally, it is quite flexible in terms of data and can accommodate differences between floods and droughts.

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“…The analysis process proposed in this study was carried out in the urban and suburban setting of Murcia, Alcantarilla, Santomera, and Beniel municipalities, in south-eastern Spain (Figure 3). It is an area featured with severe flooding problems due to the sometimes extreme behavior of the hydrographic network that drains it [44].…”

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Vulnerability of Transport Networks to Multi-Scenario Flooding and Optimum Location of Emergency Management Centers

Pérez-Morales

Castillo

Pardo-Zaragoza

2019

Water

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Floods are the climatic factors that cause more significant impacts on transportation infrastructures. This circumstance could get worse, taking into account climate change effects. The literature points out different adaptation measures to minimize the possible increasing effects caused by climate change. Among them is the improvement of the vulnerability of a transport network and Emergency Management Systems. The effective management of emergencies is of vital importance to minimize the potential damage resulting from a catastrophe. Given such circumstances, analysis of the vulnerability of networks is a technique whose results highlight deficiencies and serve as support for future decisions concerning the transformation of the network or the installation of new emergency centers. The main objective of this research is to highlight the vulnerability of the road network in a variety of multi-contingency scenarios related to flooding and to identify the optimal location for a new emergency management center based on that analysis. The results obtained could be used in urban planning tasks to improve the resilience of urban areas in the face of an increase in flood episodes caused by climate change.

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Can we learn from the past? Four hundred years of changes in adaptation to floods and droughts. Measuring the vulnerability in two Hispanic cities

Cited by 34 publications

References 42 publications

SMC-Flood database: a high-resolution press database on flood cases for the Spanish Mediterranean coast (1960–2015)

SMC-Flood database: a high-resolution press database on flood cases for the Spanish Mediterranean coast (1960–2015)

How to improve attribution of changes in drought and flood impacts

Vulnerability of Transport Networks to Multi-Scenario Flooding and Optimum Location of Emergency Management Centers

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