Mud and debris flows risk assessment- basic fundamentals

Jessica Paola Páez Pedraza, Universidad Nacional Abierta y Distancia ; Denisse Viviana Cortés Castillo, Universidad Nacional Abierta y Distancia

Sinopsis

Mud and debris flows are sudden and highly destructive natural phenomena that have generated great economic, human and infrastructure losses in our country, which is why adequate territorial planning and risk management in to face of these events must be established as a priority.

This book, the result of the research project ECAPMAPIE012019 entitled "Proposition of a comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of the threat caused by mud and debris flows at the basin scale in Colombia", aims to provide theoretical and methodological guidelines from the understanding of the characteristics of these natural phenomena, the analysis geospatial analysis and water resource modeling to adequately address risk management due to mud and debris flows.

Palabras clave: Geospatial analysis, torrential floods, vulnerability, risk, triggering factors, landslides, rainfall thresholds

Capítulos

  • Chapter 1 GENERALITIES
  • Chapter 2 AGEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY AND THREAT BY TORRENTIAL FLOODS
  • Chapter 3 MODELING SUSCEPTIBILITY AND THREAT DUE TO TORRENTIAL FLOODS
  • Chapter 4 Analysis of vulnerability and risk
Mud and debris

Detalles sobre esta monografía

Cómo citar

Páez Pedraza, J. P. ., & Cortés Castillo, D. V. . (2025). Mud and debris flows risk assessment- basic fundamentals. Sello Editorial UNAD. https://doi.org/10.22490/UNAD.9786287786196

ISBN-13 (15)

978-628-7786-19-6

Próximamente

23 April 2025