Developing a strategic flood risk management framework for Bangkok, Thailand

Nuanchan Singkran () and Jaya Kandasamy ()
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Nuanchan Singkran: Mahidol University
Jaya Kandasamy: University of Technology Sydney

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2016, vol. 84, issue 2, No 11, 933-957

Abstract: Abstract This study explains deficiencies in Bangkok’s current floodplain management and demonstrates improvements that are possible using a strategic flood risk management framework. The flood that occurred in 2001 in Bangkok is described with the aim of highlighting the deficiencies of the metropolis’ flood management. A preliminary assessment of flood risks was conducted in each of 50 districts of Bangkok. The flood risk estimation over a 12-year period (1999–2009 and 2011) revealed that 10, 3, 6, and 31 districts of the metropolis were categorized as areas with very high (>30 %), high (>20–30 %), moderate (10–20 %), and low (

Keywords: Flood; Disaster; Consequences; Emergency; Contingency; Resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2467-x

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