Flood mortality in SE Asia: Can palaeo-historical information help save lives?

Asia is one of the world's most flood-prone regions by many metrics: high flood magnitudes, frequency, severity; the number countries affected, the area of inundation; the number of people at risk; and importantly, flood-related fatalities (AIR, 2014; Luo, Maddoks, Iceland, Ward, & Winsemiu...

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Main Authors: ZIEGLER, Alan D., LIM, H. S., WASSON, Robert J., WILLIAMSON, Fiona
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
Subjects:
Asia
floods
risk
resilience
historical studies
Asian Studies
Physical and Environmental Geography
Iceland
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3296
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4558&context=soss_research
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Summary:Asia is one of the world's most flood-prone regions by many metrics: high flood magnitudes, frequency, severity; the number countries affected, the area of inundation; the number of people at risk; and importantly, flood-related fatalities (AIR, 2014; Luo, Maddoks, Iceland, Ward, & Winsemius, 2015; Table 1). We explore the idea that flood-related mortality from river over-bank flows in the SE Asian region could be reduced by incorporating evidence from the past to foster a better understanding of the realm of plausible flood regimes, and hopefully guide improved flood hazard management practices in the future (Lebel, Manuta, & Garden, 2011).

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