Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies
This study examines 311 service requests for basement and street flooding in Chicago, focusing on the neighborhoods of Humboldt Park and Chatham. While precipitation is the primary driver citywide, neighborhood-specific factors significantly influence reporting behaviors. In Humboldt Park, flooding...
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| description | This study examines 311 service requests for basement and street flooding in Chicago, focusing on the neighborhoods of Humboldt Park and Chatham. While precipitation is the primary driver citywide, neighborhood-specific factors significantly influence reporting behaviors. In Humboldt Park, flooding service request is driven largely by precipitation, with infrastructure and building conditions contributing to moderate flooding. In Chatham, socioeconomic factors such as homeownership rates and ethnicity, play a critical role, amplifying reporting rates even when physical flood conditions are similar to other areas. Especially, for extreme street flooding service requests, impervious cover, homeownership, and building area have a more pronounced impact in Chatham than in Humboldt Park, reflecting the interplay of physical and social factors. These findings highlight the importance of tailored flood management strategies that integrate infrastructure improvements with community engagement to promote equitable resource allocation and resilience planning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c43e07b3174a4e8fa651b0af6f45faad2025-08-20T01:50:41ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability2634-45052025-01-015202500810.1088/2634-4505/add4ebAnalysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategiesJangho Lee0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8942-1092Max Berkelhammer1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8924-716XSun Young Park2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4018-1254Matthew D Wilson3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6569-4950Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago , Chicago, IL, United States of AmericaEarth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago , Chicago, IL, United States of AmericaCivil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , Champaign, IL, United States of AmericaGreat Cities Institute, University of Illinois Chicago , Chicago, IL, United States of AmericaThis study examines 311 service requests for basement and street flooding in Chicago, focusing on the neighborhoods of Humboldt Park and Chatham. While precipitation is the primary driver citywide, neighborhood-specific factors significantly influence reporting behaviors. In Humboldt Park, flooding service request is driven largely by precipitation, with infrastructure and building conditions contributing to moderate flooding. In Chatham, socioeconomic factors such as homeownership rates and ethnicity, play a critical role, amplifying reporting rates even when physical flood conditions are similar to other areas. Especially, for extreme street flooding service requests, impervious cover, homeownership, and building area have a more pronounced impact in Chatham than in Humboldt Park, reflecting the interplay of physical and social factors. These findings highlight the importance of tailored flood management strategies that integrate infrastructure improvements with community engagement to promote equitable resource allocation and resilience planning.https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/add4eburbanfloodcrowdsourcingprecipitationextreme eventscommunity-based solution |
| spellingShingle | Jangho Lee Max Berkelhammer Sun Young Park Matthew D Wilson Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability urban flood crowdsourcing precipitation extreme events community-based solution |
| title | Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies |
| title_full | Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies |
| title_short | Analysis of urban flooding in Chicago based on crowdsourced data: drivers and the need for community-based mitigation strategies |
| title_sort | analysis of urban flooding in chicago based on crowdsourced data drivers and the need for community based mitigation strategies |
| topic | urban flood crowdsourcing precipitation extreme events community-based solution |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/add4eb |
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