Dasymetric stratification of a flood plain: development and refinement of the HAZUS flood mapping tool for Canada

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dc.contributor.authorHowells, Angela
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBaydack,Rick (Environment and Geography) Haque, C. Emdad (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorWalker, David (Environment and Geography)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-16T17:33:50Z
dc.date.available2016-09-16T17:33:50Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplineEnvironment and Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe high frequency and cost of flooding in Canada has demonstrated the need for effective risk assessment (Public Safety Canada (PSC), 2010). In response to this need, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed HAZUS, a hazard risk assessment tool which relies on a geographic information system (GIS) (FEMA, 2015). Unfortunately, in many rural communities in Canada, only aggregate population data may be available. In those cases, the ability to further partition aggregated data may prove essential in generating robust and accurate risk assessments. The results of this study show that HAZUS can be adapted for use in Canada and provides a new methodology for conducting hazard estimations in areas where available data is coarsely aggregated. There was a strong relationship between nighttime light and population density. High populations were associated with developed land cover classification. These relationships can be used to increase the accuracy of HAZUS predictions.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31800
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectHAZUSen_US
dc.subjectDasymetric approachen_US
dc.subjectDasymetricen_US
dc.subjectDasymetric stratificationen_US
dc.subjectLand use classificationen_US
dc.subjectNighttime lighten_US
dc.subjectNight-time lighten_US
dc.subjectNight time lighten_US
dc.subjectRisk assessmenten_US
dc.subjectFlooden_US
dc.subjectFlood risk assessmenten_US
dc.subjectEmergency planning and managementen_US
dc.subjectEmergency planningen_US
dc.titleDasymetric stratification of a flood plain: development and refinement of the HAZUS flood mapping tool for Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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