CUERE Spring 2025 Seminar Series

Urban flooding is a global challenge, that results in billions of dollars in recovery, as well as taking thousands of lives annually around the world. Addressing the challenges of urban hydrology and flood mitigation is not feasible without accurately delineating the extent of flooding; that is to define the communities impacted by specific floods. While recent advances in remote sensing and data availability open new opportunities for automated analysis that is large in scale and fine in resolution, these opportunities have not yet been fully realized to delineate flood extent. Neighborhood residents and organizations contain a wealth of institutional knowledge regarding the extent and impacts of flooding that are not well integrated into existing flood delineation and impact assessments. Here we present a combination of both physical and social data to accurately account for flood impact on residents using examples of flood prone areas from around the world. Additionally, we present how flood risk and vulnerability shift in cities. This research moves towards developing methods for effectively and efficiently delineating flooding extents within the urban landscape. 

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