Modelling the flood vulnerability of deltaic Kuching City, Malaysia

Darrien Mah (), Frederik Putuhena () and Sai Lai ()

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2011, vol. 58, issue 3, 865-875

Abstract: The main objective of this writing is to present a practical way to envisage the flood vulnerability in deltaic region, particularly on the concern of sea level rise. Kuching city of Malaysia is established on banks of Sarawak River, 30 km from the sea. Therefore, it is subjected to fluvial and tidal floods. Kuching Bay experiences the highest King Tides in Southeast Asia region. These tide magnitudes could be a glimpse of future sea level rise. By means of modelling these tides, it provides an understanding and preparation for the impacts of sea level rise on the flood mitigation infrastructures and the city itself. The modelling efforts had created an illustration that a 10% rise in tide levels would result in increase of flooding areas up to 6% relative to existing tide levels. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

Keywords: Flood; Infoworks RS; Kuching; River; Sea level rise; King Tides (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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