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A System Engineering Approach to Disaster ResilienceAssessment of Socio-economic Impact of Urban Flooding in Hyderabad Due to Climate Change

A System Engineering Approach to Disaster Resilience: Assessment of Socio-economic Impact of... [Cities are urbanising at a rapid rate to accommodate the inflow of population who come for better opportunities and life. According to the United Nations Development Programme, about half of the world’s population lives in cities and is estimated that by 2050 three quarters will live in cities. In countries like India, the centralisation of opportunities and quality of life in cities had started the trend of people migrating to cities. There are many factors that contribute to the flooding of Indian cities. Human intervention has only amplified the situation. People most prone to be affected by flooding in cities are people living near river basins, catchment areas of lakes and encroachments over water bodies. Maintenance of the system of stormwater drains also plays a huge role in determining the areas that are inundated in a city. Considering the vast scope of the study, Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana which faced the wrath of unseasonal rains resulting in flooding of the Musi river and inundation of few areas in October 2020. This city has been considered for the study of the socio-economic impacts of urban flooding. Data on rainfall from literature review of various papers have concluded that average unseasonal rainfall has been increasing over the years since 1905. Considering this uptrend of rainfall, using Representative Concentration Path (RCP) future rainfall data is predicted till the year 2100 using literature review. The study of socio-economic factors includes the per capita income of people, the extent of disruption of economic activity, supply chain disruption and the possibility of people being pushed into poverty again. Analysing these factors will help future policymaking and mitigation efforts which will help in reduction of damages caused by urban flooding.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A System Engineering Approach to Disaster ResilienceAssessment of Socio-economic Impact of Urban Flooding in Hyderabad Due to Climate Change

Part of the Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Book Series (volume 205)
Editors: Ghosh, Chandan; Kolathayar, Sreevalsa
Sharief, Md. Abdul Jabbar; Vangipuram, Bharadwaj
Springer Journals — Mar 2, 2022
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Springer Nature Singapore
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
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978-981-16-7396-2
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Abstract

[Cities are urbanising at a rapid rate to accommodate the inflow of population who come for better opportunities and life. According to the United Nations Development Programme, about half of the world’s population lives in cities and is estimated that by 2050 three quarters will live in cities. In countries like India, the centralisation of opportunities and quality of life in cities had started the trend of people migrating to cities. There are many factors that contribute to the flooding of Indian cities. Human intervention has only amplified the situation. People most prone to be affected by flooding in cities are people living near river basins, catchment areas of lakes and encroachments over water bodies. Maintenance of the system of stormwater drains also plays a huge role in determining the areas that are inundated in a city. Considering the vast scope of the study, Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana which faced the wrath of unseasonal rains resulting in flooding of the Musi river and inundation of few areas in October 2020. This city has been considered for the study of the socio-economic impacts of urban flooding. Data on rainfall from literature review of various papers have concluded that average unseasonal rainfall has been increasing over the years since 1905. Considering this uptrend of rainfall, using Representative Concentration Path (RCP) future rainfall data is predicted till the year 2100 using literature review. The study of socio-economic factors includes the per capita income of people, the extent of disruption of economic activity, supply chain disruption and the possibility of people being pushed into poverty again. Analysing these factors will help future policymaking and mitigation efforts which will help in reduction of damages caused by urban flooding.]

Published: Mar 2, 2022

Keywords: Urban flooding; Migration; Global climate model; Representative concentration path; Policymaking; Mitigation

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