Analise da utilização do mapa de risco: estudo em obras da construção civil de edifícios na cidade de Caruaru – PE / Analysis of the use of the risk map: study in civil building buildings in the city of Caruaru – PE

Abstract The great forest of Zakour is located north of the commune of Mamounia (department of Mascara). It is considered the lung of the city of Mascara, covers an area of 126.8 ha. It is a forest that is subject to several natural and human constraints. Among them, the fires are a major danger because of their impacts on forest ecosystems. The purpose of this work is to develop a fire risk map of the Zakour Forest through the contribution of geomatics according to natural and anthropogenic conditions (human activities, agglomeration, agricultural land) while integrating information from ground on the physiognomy of the vegetation. For this, the creation of a clearer fire risk map to delimit the zones potentially sensitive to forest fires in the forest area of Zakour. This then allows good implementation of detection management plans, for better prevention and decision-making assistance in protecting and fighting forest fires.

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Topography- and nightlight-based national flood risk assessment in Canada

10.5194/hess-2016-524 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Amin Elshorbagy ◽

Anchit Lakhanpal ◽

Bharath Raja ◽

Serena Ceola ◽

Alberto Montanari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Flood Risk ◽

Flood Hazard ◽

Hazard Mapping ◽

Hazard Map ◽

Flood Risk Assessment ◽

Risk Map ◽

National Scale ◽

Digital Elevation ◽

The City ◽

Flood Risk Map

Abstract. In Canada, flood analysis and water resource management, in general, are tasks conducted at the provincial level; therefore, unified national-scale approaches to water-related problems are uncommon. In this study, a national-scale flood risk assessment approach is proposed and developed. The study focuses on using global and national datasets available at reasonably fine resolutions to create flood risk maps. First, a flood hazard map of Canada is developed using topography-based parameters derived from digital elevation models namely Elevation Above Nearest Drainage (EAND) and Distance From Nearest Drainage (DFND). This flood hazard mapping method is tested on a smaller area around the city of Calgary, Alberta, against a flood inundation map produced by the City using hydraulic modeling. Second, a flood exposure map of Canada is developed using a land-use map and the satellite-based nightlight luminosity data as two exposure parameters. Third, an economic flood risk map is produced, and subsequently overlaid with population density information to produce a socioeconomic flood risk map for Canada. All three maps of hazard, exposure, and risk are classified into five classes, ranging from very low to severe. A simple way to include flood protection measures in hazard estimation is also demonstrated using the example of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. This could be done for the entire country if information on flood protection across Canada were available. The evaluation of the flood hazard map shows that the topography-based method adopted in this study is both practical and reliable for large-scale analysis. Sensitivity analysis regarding the resolution of the digital elevation model is needed to identify the resolution that is fine enough for reliable hazard mapping, but coarse enough for computational tractability. The nightlight data are found to be useful for exposure and risk mapping in Canada; however, uncertainty analysis should be conducted to investigate the effect of the overglow phenomenon on flood risk mapping.

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Identificação e mapeamento das áreas de risco no município de Itajaí- SC a partir das inundações ocorridas em 2011 (Identification and mapping of the flood risk areas in the city of Itajaí-SC based on the 2011 floods)

Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física ◽

10.26848/rbgf.v9.6.p1895-1909 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 1895

Author(s):

André Jesus Periçato ◽

Valdeir Demétrio da Silva ◽

Francieli Sant'ana Marcatto

Keyword(s):

Urban Space ◽

Flood Risk ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

Risk Map ◽

Risk Area ◽

Control And Prevention ◽

Risk Areas ◽

High Flood ◽

The City

A ocorrência de inundações em áreas urbanas tem se intensificado nos últimos anos, ocasionando diversos danos e prejuízos para a sociedade. O intenso crescimento das cidades nas últimas décadas, assim como a ocupação irregular do espaço urbano com moradias precárias e próximas aos rios, são fatores determinantes para que ocorram essas situações de catástrofes. O objetivo deste trabalho é mapear e identificar as áreas de inundação em setembro de 2011 no município de Itajaí para a confecção do mapa de risco. Para isso foi realizado uma análise histórica do crescimento da malha urbana de Itajaí, correlacionando com as manchas de inundação. Os resultados obtidos revelaram que a inundação ocorrida em 2011 atingiu parte significativa da área do município, com destaque ao perímetro urbano. Os pontos mais críticos de inundação foram às áreas onde houve o crescimento urbano, com destaque as proximidades do rio Itajaí-Mirim. Foi possível analisar por meio do mapa de risco, que grande parte da cidade de Itajaí foi classificada com um alto índice de risco a inundação. Deste modo, pode-se concluir que o mapeamento das áreas de risco configura-se como uma importante ferramenta e instrumento no controle e prevenção à inundação em áreas afetadas por esse fenômeno. A B S T R A C T The occurrence of floods in urban areas has intensified in the recent years, causing many kinds od damage and loss for society. The intense growth of the cities in the past few decades, along with the irregular occupation of urban space with precarious settlements close to the rivers, were determining factors for these catastrophic situations to occur. The objective of this study is mapping and identifying the flooding areas in September 2011 in the city of Itajaí for the confection of a risk map. For this a historical analysis of the growth of the Itajaí urban area was realized, correlating with the flood spots. The obtained results reveal that the 2011 floods affected a significant portion of the city’s area, especially the urban perimeter. The most critical flood spots were in the areas where urban growth took place, especially nearby the Itajaí-Mirim river. By analizing the map, it’s noted that a big part of the city of Itajaí is classified as a high flood risk area. It can be concluded that the mapping of risk areas is an important tool and instrument in the control and prevention of floods in the areas affected by this phenomenon. Keywords: urban flooding, geotechnology, flood risk map.

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Topography- and nightlight-based national flood risk assessment in Canada

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ◽

10.5194/hess-21-2219-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 2219-2232 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Amin Elshorbagy ◽

Raja Bharath ◽

Anchit Lakhanpal ◽

Serena Ceola ◽

Alberto Montanari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Flood Risk ◽

Flood Hazard ◽

Hazard Mapping ◽

Hazard Map ◽

Flood Risk Assessment ◽

Risk Map ◽

National Scale ◽

Digital Elevation ◽

The City ◽

Flood Risk Map

Abstract. In Canada, flood analysis and water resource management, in general, are tasks conducted at the provincial level; therefore, unified national-scale approaches to water-related problems are uncommon. In this study, a national-scale flood risk assessment approach is proposed and developed. The study focuses on using global and national datasets available with various resolutions to create flood risk maps. First, a flood hazard map of Canada is developed using topography-based parameters derived from digital elevation models, namely, elevation above nearest drainage (EAND) and distance from nearest drainage (DFND). This flood hazard mapping method is tested on a smaller area around the city of Calgary, Alberta, against a flood inundation map produced by the city using hydraulic modelling. Second, a flood exposure map of Canada is developed using a land-use map and the satellite-based nightlight luminosity data as two exposure parameters. Third, an economic flood risk map is produced, and subsequently overlaid with population density information to produce a socioeconomic flood risk map for Canada. All three maps of hazard, exposure, and risk are classified into five classes, ranging from very low to severe. A simple way to include flood protection measures in hazard estimation is also demonstrated using the example of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. This could be done for the entire country if information on flood protection across Canada were available. The evaluation of the flood hazard map shows that the topography-based method adopted in this study is both practical and reliable for large-scale analysis. Sensitivity analysis regarding the resolution of the digital elevation model is needed to identify the resolution that is fine enough for reliable hazard mapping, but coarse enough for computational tractability. The nightlight data are found to be useful for exposure and risk mapping in Canada; however, uncertainty analysis should be conducted to investigate the effect of the overglow phenomenon on flood risk mapping.

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Hospitals: N.Y. Appellate Court Denies Move to Privatize Public Hospital

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1017/s1073110500012961 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 202-203

Author(s):

Robert Chatham

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Public Health System ◽

Municipal Hospital ◽

The Public ◽

Public Benefit ◽

For Profit ◽

Benefit Corporation ◽

The City

The Court of Appeals of New York held, in Council of the City of New York u. Giuliani, slip op. 02634, 1999 WL 179257 (N.Y. Mar. 30, 1999), that New York City may not privatize a public city hospital without state statutory authorization. The court found invalid a sublease of a municipal hospital operated by a public benefit corporation to a private, for-profit entity. The court reasoned that the controlling statute prescribed the operation of a municipal hospital as a government function that must be fulfilled by the public benefit corporation as long as it exists, and nothing short of legislative action could put an end to the corporation's existence.In 1969, the New York State legislature enacted the Health and Hospitals Corporation Act (HHCA), establishing the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) as an attempt to improve the New York City public health system. Thirty years later, on a renewed perception that the public health system was once again lacking, the city administration approved a sublease of Coney Island Hospital from HHC to PHS New York, Inc. (PHS), a private, for-profit entity.

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ASHA Convention 2013

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.an11.18072013.46 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 46-48

Keyword(s):

Ice Cream ◽

Annual Convention ◽

The City ◽

Rich History

This year's Annual Convention features some sweet new twists like ice cream and free wi-fi. But it also draws on a rich history as it returns to Chicago, the city where the association's seeds were planted way back in 1930. Read on through our special convention section for a full flavor of can't-miss events, helpful tips, and speakers who remind why you do what you do.

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