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The assessment of damage caused by floods in the Brazilian context
The present paper describes theoretical aspects and the main results on the development of a methodology for the global evaluation of direct damage caused by floods. This methodology is based on the use of standard flood damage curves versus depth of inundation on dwelling, commerce and service sectors. The research was developed based on field surveys in the city of Itajubá, located in the valley of the Sapucaí River, in Minas Gerais state in the southeast region of Brazil. In January 2000, this city suffered severe floods where more of 70% of the urban area was affected; with depths of inundation higher than 3 m in certain areas. The empirical data were obtained through questionnaires applied in the ravaged area in 2002. The questionnaires allowed the characterization of the dwellings and their content, as well as the different categories on commercial and service activities. The generic curves obtained from the data in the survey were used at the same site to evaluate the amount of potential flood damage in relation to different hydrologic risks.
The assessment of damage caused by floods in the Brazilian context
The present paper describes theoretical aspects and the main results on the development of a methodology for the global evaluation of direct damage caused by floods. This methodology is based on the use of standard flood damage curves versus depth of inundation on dwelling, commerce and service sectors. The research was developed based on field surveys in the city of Itajubá, located in the valley of the Sapucaí River, in Minas Gerais state in the southeast region of Brazil. In January 2000, this city suffered severe floods where more of 70% of the urban area was affected; with depths of inundation higher than 3 m in certain areas. The empirical data were obtained through questionnaires applied in the ravaged area in 2002. The questionnaires allowed the characterization of the dwellings and their content, as well as the different categories on commercial and service activities. The generic curves obtained from the data in the survey were used at the same site to evaluate the amount of potential flood damage in relation to different hydrologic risks.
The assessment of damage caused by floods in the Brazilian context
Nascimento, N. (Autor:in) / Machado, M. Léa (Autor:in) / Baptista, M. (Autor:in) / De Paula E Silva, A. (Autor:in)
Urban Water Journal ; 4 ; 195-210
01.09.2007
16 pages
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