Global human exposure to urban riverine floods and storms

Varis, O., Taka, M. and Tortajada, C. (2022) Global human exposure to urban riverine floods and storms. River, 1(1), pp. 80-90. (doi: 10.1002/rvr2.1)

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Abstract

The world's urban population is soaring, with an increasing number of people exposed to urban natural hazards such as riverine floods and storm surges. The global quantification of their extent is, however, still blurred. The ongoing surge in high-resolution data allows novel opportunities for quantification of hazards and exposure. Here, we provide a global spatial synthesis of urban populations' exposure to riverine floods and storm surges in 1990 and 2015. Our results reveal that, owing to rapid economic development globally in a large proportion of exposed areas, most of the exposure has shifted from low-income to middle-income countries. Asia dominates as a continent. The total growth of human exposure continues, suggesting that disaster risk reduction policies and implementation call for enduring effort.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Tortajada, Professor Cecilia
Authors: Varis, O., Taka, M., and Tortajada, C.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
Journal Name:River
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:2750-4867
ISSN (Online):2750-4867
Published Online:06 July 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
First Published:First published in River 1(1): 80-90
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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