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What is Urban Flooding

Chapter 5
Geoinformatics in Support of Urban Politics and the Development of Civil Engineering
Floods caused by floods due to the overflow of water courses that cross urban areas.
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Flood Risk and Vulnerability: An Approach to Urban Floods in Ribeira de Machico in the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Raul Manuel Costa Alves (University of Extremadura, Spain), Sérgio António Neves Lousada (University of Madeira, Portugal), José Cabezas (University of Extremadura, Spain), and José Manuel Naranjo Gómez (University of Extremadura, Spain)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 28
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6449-6.ch005
Abstract
The city of Machico grew in an accelerated and unbalanced way. This unplanned lack of control generated urban flooding problems with some damage. Currently, efforts are being made to avoid and mitigate these floods or alluviums, as flash floods are known on the island of Madeira, by investing in studies. The aim of these studies is to understand the problem and its application in the management of prevention and control of this type of risk. In this way and based on the Flood Risk Management Plan for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, the mitigation of alluvial problems for the Ribeira de Machico is idealized.
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