Flood Vulnerability Assessment： A Multiscale, Multitemporal and Multidisciplinary Approach

作     者：Edna M. Rodriguez-Gaviria Veronica Botero-Fernadez 

作者机构：Faculty of Architecture and Engineering University Institution Colegio Mayor de Antioquia Medellin 05001 Colombia School of Geosciences and Environment National University of Colombia Medellin 05001 Colombia 

出 版 物：《Journal of Earth Science and Engineering》 (地球科学与工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第3卷第2期

页      面：102-108页

学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 080203[工学-机械设计及理论] 09[农学] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0816[工学-测绘科学与技术] 081602[工学-摄影测量与遥感] 0802[工学-机械工程] 081102[工学-检测技术与自动化装置] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 

主　　题：多尺度 多学科 多时相 漏洞评估 洪水 灾害风险评估 脆弱性评估 空间信息系统 

摘      要：Recent catastrophic events related to floods in Colombia reveal again the situation of disaster as a development issue not solved in the country. It is necessary to analyze in more detail the areas under threat and their respective vulnerability to the different mechanisms can generate flooding events and make adjustments in the assessment of disaster risks for the appropriate decision-making at local, regional and national levels. This paper presents a research project in its first phase, whose main objective is to develop a methodology for vulnerability assessment from a multiscale, multitemporal and multidisciplinary perspectives, combining the use of indicators and a spatial information system to analyze exposure and vulnerability at regional and local level in specific areas. This methodological tool will also enable local and regional authorities to identify the most appropriate strategies to reduce vulnerability and adaptation options, and make better decisions in assessing disaster risk. The information generated in this study will contribute to public policy action structured to correct short- and medium-term situations of actual or potential vulnerability, which can also be used in other activities of territorial and environmental planning, developing technology transfer activities and training associated with the research project in the service of the authorities and communities. Results obtained of the vulnerability analysis for a Colombian study area will relate to the hazards obtained in a parallel project whose goal is to identify the best risk management strategies through the development of GIS (geographic information system)-based scenarios for different risk and vulnerability reduction options.