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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-313-2019
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Research article
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01 Feb 2019
Research article |
| 01 Feb 2019
| 01 Feb 2019
Communicating disaster risk? An evaluation of the availability and quality of flood maps
Daniel Henstra
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Andrea Minano
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Jason Thistlethwaite
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Flood maps can help stakeholders and the public understand their flood risk. We evaluated the quality of publicly accessible flood maps in Canadian communities designated as flood risk areas. We found that most maps (62 %) are low quality (meeting less than half of the criteria) and the highest score was 78 % (seven of nine criteria met). Canada must make a more concerted effort to produce high-quality flood maps to support its international commitment to disaster risk reduction.
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