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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3485-2020
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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17 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 17 Dec 2020
| 17 Dec 2020
Dynamic maps of human exposure to floods based on mobile phone data
Matteo Balistrocchi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena and
Reggio Emilia, Modena (MO), 41125, Italy
Rodolfo Metulini
Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno,
Fisciano (SA), 84084, Italy
Maurizio Carpita
Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Brescia
(BS), 25122, Italy
Roberto Ranzi
Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and
Mathematics, University of Brescia, Brescia (BS), 25123, Italy
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Short summary
Flood risk is an increasing threat to urban communities and their strategical assets worldwide. Non-structural practices, such as emergency management plans, can be effective in order to decrease the flood risk in strongly urbanized areas. Mobile phone data provide reliable estimates of the spatiotemporal variability in people exposed to flooding, thus enhancing the preparedness of stakeholders involved in flood risk management. Further, practical advantages emerge with respect to crowdsourcing.
Flood risk is an increasing threat to urban communities and their strategical assets worldwide....
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