Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 217 - 217
Published: Dec. 31, 2024
Floods
have
catastrophic
effects
worldwide,
particularly
in
monsoonal
Asia.
This
systematic
review
investigates
the
literature
from
past
two
decades,
focusing
on
use
of
remote
sensing
(RS),
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GISs),
and
technologies
for
flood
disaster
management
South
Asia,
addresses
urgent
need
effective
strategies
face
escalating
disasters.
study
emphasizes
importance
tailored
GIS-
RS-based
studies
inspired
by
diverse
research,
India,
Pakistan,
Bangladesh,
Sri
Lanka,
Nepal,
Bhutan,
Afghanistan,
Maldives.
Our
dataset
comprises
94
research
articles
Google
Scholar,
Scopus,
ScienceDirect.
The
analysis
revealed
an
upward
trend
after
2014,
with
a
peak
2023
publications
flood-related
topics,
primarily
within
scope
RS
GIS,
flood-risk
monitoring,
assessment.
Keyword
using
VOSviewer
that
out
6402,
most
used
keyword
was
“climate
change”,
360
occurrences.
Bibliometric
shows
1104
authors
52
countries
meet
five
minimum
document
requirements.
Indian
Pakistani
researchers
published
number
papers,
whereas
Elsevier,
Springer,
MDPI
were
three
largest
publishers.
Thematic
has
identified
several
major
areas,
including
risk
assessment,
early
warning,
hydrological
modeling,
urban
planning.
GIS
been
shown
to
transformative
detection,
accurate
mapping,
vulnerability
decision
support,
community
engagement,
cross-border
collaboration.
Future
directions
include
integrating
advanced
technologies,
fine-tuning
spatial
resolution,
multisensor
data
fusion,
social–environmental
integration,
climate
change
adaptation
strategies,
community-centric
warning
systems,
policy
ethics
privacy
protocols,
capacity-building
initiatives.
provides
extensive
knowledge
offers
valuable
insights
help
researchers,
policymakers,
practitioners,
communities
address
intricate
problems
dynamic
landscapes
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31(35), P. 48497 - 48522
Published: July 20, 2024
Flooding
is
a
major
natural
hazard
worldwide,
causing
catastrophic
damage
to
communities
and
infrastructure.
Due
climate
change
exacerbating
extreme
weather
events
robust
flood
modeling
crucial
support
disaster
resilience
adaptation.
This
study
uses
multi-sourced
geospatial
datasets
develop
an
advanced
machine
learning
framework
for
assessment
in
the
Arambag
region
of
West
Bengal,
India.
The
inventory
was
constructed
through
Sentinel-1
SAR
analysis
global
databases.
Fifteen
conditioning
factors
related
topography,
land
cover,
soil,
rainfall,
proximity,
demographics
were
incorporated.
Rigorous
training
testing
diverse
models,
including
RF,
AdaBoost,
rFerns,
XGB,
DeepBoost,
GBM,
SDA,
BAM,
monmlp,
MARS
algorithms,
undertaken
categorical
mapping.
Model
optimization
achieved
statistical
feature
selection
techniques.
Accuracy
metrics
model
interpretability
methods
like
SHAP
Boruta
implemented
evaluate
predictive
performance.
According
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristic
curve
(AUC),
prediction
accuracy
models
performed
around
>
80%.
RF
achieves
AUC
0.847
at
resampling
factor
5,
indicating
strong
discriminative
AdaBoost
also
consistently
exhibits
good
ability,
with
values
0.839
10.
indicated
precipitation
elevation
as
most
significantly
contributing
area.
Most
pointed
out
southern
portions
highly
susceptible
areas.
On
average,
from
17.2
18.6%
hazards.
In
analysis,
various
nature-inspired
algorithms
identified
selected
input
parameters
assessment,
i.e.,
elevation,
precipitation,
distance
rivers,
TWI,
geomorphology,
lithology,
TRI,
slope,
soil
type,
curvature,
NDVI,
roads,
gMIS.
As
per
analyses,
it
found
that
rivers
play
roles
decision-making
process
assessment.
results
majority
building
footprints
(15.27%)
are
high
very
risk,
followed
by
those
low
risk
(43.80%),
(24.30%),
moderate
(16.63%).
Similarly,
cropland
affected
flooding
this
categorized
into
five
classes:
(16.85%),
(17.28%),
(16.07%),
(16.51%),
(33.29%).
However,
interdisciplinary
contributes
towards
hydraulic
hydrological
management.
Atmosphere,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 217 - 217
Published: Feb. 10, 2024
This
study
examines
the
changing
rainfall
patterns
in
Vietnamese
Mekong
Delta
(VMD)
utilizing
observational
data
spanning
from
1978
to
2022.
We
employ
Mann–Kendall
test,
sequential
and
innovative
trend
analysis
investigate
trends
annual,
wet,
dry
season
rainfall,
as
well
daily
events.
Our
results
show
significant
spatial
variations.
Ca
Mau,
a
coastal
province,
consistently
showed
higher
mean
annual
seasonal
compared
further
inland
stations
of
Can
Tho
Moc
Hoa.
Interestingly,
Mau
experienced
notable
decrease
rainfall.
Conversely,
Tho,
an
overall
some
months
wet
increase
Furthermore,
Hoa
number
rainy
days,
especially
during
season.
Principal
component
(PCA)
revealed
strong
correlations
between
extreme
weather
events,
particularly
for
emphasizing
complex
interplay
geographic
climatic
factors
within
region.
findings
offer
insights
policymakers
planners,
thus
aiding
development
targeted
interventions
manage
water
resources
prepare
climate
conditions.
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 1 - 21
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Purpose
The
study
aims
to
identify
the
areas
of
flood
susceptibility
and
categorize
Gangarampur
sub-division
into
various
zones.
It
also
aspires
evaluate
efficacy
integrating
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
with
Artificial
Neural
Networks
(ANN)
for
analysis.
Design/methodology/approach
factors
contributing
floods
such
as
rainfall,
geomorphology,
geo-hazard,
elevation,
stream
density,
land
use
cover,
slope,
distance
from
roads,
Normalized
Difference
Water
Index
(NDWI)
rivers
were
analyzed
ANN
model
helps
construct
map
area.
For
validating
outcome,
Receiver
Operating
Characteristic
(ROC)
is
employed.
Findings
results
indicated
that
proximity
rivers,
rainfall
deviation,
cover
are
most
significant
influencing
occurrence
in
demonstrated
a
prediction
accuracy
85%,
its
effectiveness
Originality/value
research
offers
novel
approach
by
analysis
sub-division.
By
identifying
key
deviation
use,
achieves
85%
accuracy,
showing
risk
mapping.
These
findings
provide
critical
insights
planners
devise
targeted
mitigation
strategies.
Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(14), P. 2069 - 2069
Published: July 22, 2024
There
has
been
growing
interest
in
the
application
of
smart
technologies
for
hazard
management.
However,
very
limited
studies
have
reviewed
trends
such
context
flash
floods.
This
study
reviews
innovative
as
artificial
intelligence
(AI)/machine
learning
(ML),
Internet
Things
(IoT),
cloud
computing,
and
robotics
used
flood
early
warnings
susceptibility
predictions.
Articles
published
between
2010
2023
were
manually
collected
from
scientific
databases
Google
Scholar,
Scopus,
Web
Science.
Based
on
review,
AI/ML
applied
to
warning
prediction
64%
papers,
followed
by
IoT
(19%),
computing
(6%),
(2%).
Among
most
common
methods
predictions
are
random
forests
support
vector
machines.
further
optimization
emerging
technologies,
computer
vision,
required
improve
these
technologies.
algorithms
demonstrated
accurate
performance,
with
receiver
operating
characteristics
(ROC)
areas
under
curve
(AUC)
greater
than
0.90.
there
is
a
need
current
models
large
test
datasets.
Through
AI/ML,
IoT,
can
be
disseminated
targeted
communities
real
time
via
electronic
media,
SMS
social
media
platforms.
In
spite
this,
systems
issues
internet
connectivity,
well
data
loss.
Additionally,
Al/ML
number
topographical
variables
(such
slope),
geological
lithology),
hydrological
stream
density)
predict
susceptibility,
but
selection
lacks
clear
theoretical
basis
inconsistencies.
To
generate
more
reliable
risk
assessment
maps,
future
should
also
consider
sociodemographic,
health,
housing
data.
Considering
climate
change
impacts,
or
may
projected
different
scenarios
help
design
long-term
adaptation
strategies.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 248 - 248
Published: Jan. 11, 2025
Bridge
foundation
settlement
monitoring
is
crucial
for
infrastructure
safety
management,
as
uneven
can
lead
to
stress
redistribution,
structural
damage,
and
potentially
catastrophic
collapse.
While
traditional
contact
sensors
provide
reliable
measurements,
their
deployment
labor-intensive
costly,
especially
long-span
bridges.
Current
remote
sensing
methods
have
not
been
thoroughly
evaluated
capability
detect
analyze
complex
patterns
in
challenging
environments
with
multiple
influencing
factors.
Here,
we
applied
Small
Baseline
Subsets
Synthetic
Aperture
Radar
Interferometry
(SBAS-InSAR)
technology
monitor
of
a
bridge.
Our
analysis
revealed
distinct
deformation
patterns:
uplift
the
north
bank
approach
bridge
left-side
main
(maximum
rate:
36.97
mm/year),
concurrent
subsidence
right-side
south
35.59
mm/year).
We
then
investigated
relationship
between
these
various
environmental
factors,
including
geological
conditions,
Sediment
Transport
Index
(STI),
Topographic
Wetness
(TWI),
precipitation,
temperature.
The
observed
were
attributed
combined
effects
stratigraphic
heterogeneity,
dynamic
hydrological
seasonal
climate
variations.
These
findings
demonstrate
that
SBAS-InSAR
effectively
capture
processes,
offering
cost-effective
alternative
methods.
This
advancement
could
enable
more
widespread
frequent
assessment
stability,
ultimately
improving
management.
Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 844 - 844
Published: March 14, 2025
Assessing
flash
flood
susceptibility
is
crucial
for
disaster
management,
yet
Montenegro
lacks
research
using
geoinformation
technologies.
In
northeastern
Montenegro,
the
Ibar
River
Basin,
mainly
in
Rožaje,
has
a
well-developed
hydrological
network
with
torrential
streams
prone
to
flooding.
This
study
compares
two
multi-criteria
GIS
decision
analysis
(GIS–MCDA)
methodologies,
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
and
Best-Worst
Method
(BWM),
assessing
susceptibility.
The
uses
Flash
Flood
Susceptibility
Index
(FFSI),
integrating
geoenvironmental
climatic
factors.
criteria
considered
include
terrain
slope,
distance
from
drainage
network,
geology,
land
cover,
density,
bare
soil
index,
BIO16
variable,
which
represents
mean
monthly
precipitation
of
wettest
quarter
enhance
pattern
assessment.
AHP
model
classifies
2.78%
area
as
high
very
susceptibility,
while
BWM
identifies
3.21%
these
categories.
Both
models
perform
excellently
based
on
AUC
values,
minor,
non-significant
differences.
Sensitivity
shows
provides
more
stable
weight
distribution,
whereas
sensitive
changes,
emphasizing
dominant
strongly.
introduces
first
time
modeling,
demonstrating
its
suitability
key
novelty
lies
comparative
AHP,
highlighting
differences
distribution
stability.