Juárez López, Francisco Mariano (2015) Flood impact analysis using Geographic Information Systems: A case study, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Master thesis.
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Abstract
This thesis realizes an impact analysis focusing on mapping prone areas to flood events and assessing the vulnerability to flood of public schools and health care centres in the municipality of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The flood impact analysis is performed with official data provided from the Guatemalan National Institute of Geography and other public institutions dedicated to generate fist hand datasets. The method for analysing the impact of flood is based on map algebra techniques using Geographic Information Systems to assess variables such as land cover, slope, water flow, water accumulation and population density. The result consists of a set of maps showing the areas which are prone to be inundated within the ten sectors of the municipality; and the social facilities that can be negatively impacted in case of a flood event occurs. The discussion of the mapping products identify singular characteristics of each sector regarding social and environmental conditions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Environmental & Infrastructure Planning |
| Supervisor: | Weitkamp, S.G |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:29 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:29 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1555 |
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