Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Areas Vulnerable to Urban Flooding: A Case Study of Lahore, Pakistan

International Journal of Economic and Environment Geology

Sahar Zia, Safdar Ali Shirazi¹ 

[1] Department of Geography, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan;

关键词: sore points;    spatial and temporal hotspots;    urban flooding;    lahore;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Identificationofexistinghotspotsisoneoftheprincipalstepsforevolvingstrategytomitigateurbanflooding,anemergingprobleminmegacitiesofdevelopingcountries.Therefore,thispaperaimstoprovideaframeworkofassessingthespatio-temporalhotspotsofurbanfloodingincidentsinLahoredistrict,Punjab,Pakistan.Forthispurpose,adatabasewascreatedbygatheringinformationofsorepointsbyagovernmentalbody,WaterandSanitationAgency(WASA)toexecutespatio-temporalanalysisofurbanfloodingthroughhotspotanalysisinspatial analyst tool box in Arc GIS. Results show that urban flooding occurs in each town of Lahore excluding Wahga town. Among all affected towns of Lahore, Data Gunj Bakhsh town is noted as a highly affected area accounting 27 percent of urban flooding incidents during monsoon period from 2012-2017. Temporal study also shows an overall increasing trend forincidentsofurbanfloodingduring2012-2017. Moreover,detailedstudyshowsthatmonthofAugustisnoteworthy for urban flooding which is consistently increasing

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