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XVI, 143 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
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Extreme flooding displaces an average of 12 million people every year. Marginalized populations in low-income countries are in particular at high risk, but also industrialized countries are susceptible to displacement and its inherent societal impacts. The risk of being displaced results from a complex interaction of flood hazard, population exposed in the floodplains, and socio-economic vulnerability. Ongoing global warming changes the intensity, frequency, and duration of flood hazards, undermining existing protection measures. Meanwhile, settlements in attractive yet hazardous flood-prone areas have led to a higher degree of population exposure. Finally, the vulnerability to displacement is altered by demographic and social change, shifting economic power, urbanization, and technological development. These risk components have been investigated intensively in the context of loss of life and economic damage, however, only little is known about the risk of displacement under global change. This thesis aims to improve our…
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kumulative Dissertation
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Dissertation Universität Potsdam 2023
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Mester, Benedikt Modeling flood-induced human displacement risk under global change Potsdam, 2023
Language:
English
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Hochschulschrift
Author information:
Gerten, Dieter 1970-
Author information:
Levermann, Anders 1973-
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