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datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:29:05
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Juárez López, Francisco Mariano
title: Flood impact analysis using Geographic Information Systems: A case study, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
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.
date: 2015
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Weitkamp, S.G
keywords_local: Weighted analysis
keywords_local: Flood resilience
keywords_local: Vulnerability to floods
keywords_local: Flood risk management
keywords_local: Floods in Guatemala
keywords_local: Floods in Quetzaltenango
keywords_local: Impact analysis using GIS
keywords_local: Flood impact analysis
keywords_local: GIS analysis
keywords_local: Flood mitigation measures
keywords_local: Flood mapping
language_iso: en
titleorder: Flood impact analysis using Geographic Information Systems: A case study, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
imported_from: http://scripties.frw.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/ma/EIP/2015/fmjurezlpez/
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date_issued: 2015-01-01
citation:   Juárez López, Francisco Mariano  (2015) Flood impact analysis using Geographic Information Systems: A case study, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1555/1/Master_Thesis_-_Fran_Juarez_EI_1.pdf