Effective Adaptation Options to Alleviate Nuisance Flooding in Coastal Megacities—Learning From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Effective Adaptation Options to Alleviate Nuisance Flooding in Coastal Megacities—Learning From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract The economies and livelihoods of many coastal megacities are at serious risk from flooding, despite investments in flood defenses. For instance, in Ho Chi Minh City, the construction of a large‐scale ring‐dike has mitigated negative effects from storm surges, yet damage is still frequently...

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Main Authors: Leon Scheiber, Nivedita Sairam, Mazen Hoballah Jalloul, Kasra Rafiezadeh Shahi, Christian Jordan, Jan Visscher, Tara Evaz Zadeh, Laurens J. N. Oostwegel, Danijel Schorlemmer, Ngo Thanh Son, Hong Nguyen Quan, Torsten Schlurmann, Matthias Garschagen, Heidi Kreibich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
HCMC
coastal megacities
urbanization
urban flooding
climate change adaptation
integrated risk assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004766
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