Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2020
Abstract
Asia is one of the world's most flood-prone regions by many metrics: high flood magnitudes, frequency, severity; the number countries affected, the area of inundation; the number of people at risk; and importantly, flood-related fatalities (AIR, 2014; Luo, Maddoks, Iceland, Ward, & Winsemius, 2015; Table 1). We explore the idea that flood-related mortality from river over-bank flows in the SE Asian region could be reduced by incorporating evidence from the past to foster a better understanding of the realm of plausible flood regimes, and hopefully guide improved flood hazard management practices in the future (Lebel, Manuta, & Garden, 2011).
Keywords
Asia, floods, risk, resilience, historical studies
Discipline
Asian Studies | Physical and Environmental Geography
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Hydrological Processes
Volume
35
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
8
ISSN
0885-6087
Publisher
Wiley: 12 months
Embargo Period
4-29-2021
Citation
ZIEGLER, Alan D., LIM, H. S., WASSON, Robert J., & WILLIAMSON, Fiona.(2020). Flood mortality in SE Asia: Can palaeo-historical information help save lives?. Hydrological Processes, 35(1), 1-8.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3296
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13989