Methodology for socio-economic vulnerability assessment for flood disaster risk management in Bangkok and Hanoi | |
| Author | Khatun, Mst. Fahmida |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WM-04-11 |
| Subject(s) | Loss control--Thailand--Bangkok Loss control--Vietnam--Hanoi Flood damage--Thailand--Bangkok--Social aspects Flood damage--Vietnam--Hanoi--Social aspects Flood damage--Economic aspects--Thailand--Bangkok Flood damage--Economic aspects--Vietnam--Hanoi |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | With the increase of the occurrence of most damaging type of disaster flood, around the world in urbanized areas, assessment of economic loss and estimating potential losses has become an urgent necessity for disaster risk management. Flood affects socio-economic activities of people and damages to human settlements and developments. Loss estimation methodology can evaluate the risk and facilitate in taking flood disaster mitigation measures at the local, regional, state and national levels of government. This study effort develops a methodology for loss estimation on socio-economic aspect in two major cities in South-east Asia, Hanoi and Bangkok, which are the capital of Vietnam and Thailand, resp. These two areas are selected as the study area because these two cities had several severe flood events during the last two decades. Questionnaire survey is conducted out to collect data on flood damages and losses for residential, commercial and industrial buildings in both the cities. Recent flood events are selected which are from 2000 to 2003. Besides, other flood events during 1996 for Hanoi and 1995 for Bangkok are also selected. The damages are estimated, in terms of direct, indirect and intangible damages for different categories. Relationships are developed for flood damage with different damage influencing parameters. The parameters are both in qualitative and quantitative nature. For the qualitative parameters quantification process is applied. Flood loss curve is developed for structural damage from residential survey samples of Hanoi. Vulnerability is a function of element at risk. In this study element at risk is considered in monetary value which effects on damage. Vulnerability indices are developed for two variables: building floor area and plinth level. Finally, a loss map is developed considering structural damage for a particular area in Hanoi. For loss map development a scenario is analyzed which is supplied by Institute of Meterology and Hydrology, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi. These indices and loss map can be helpful for rapid damage estimation in planning for preparedness activities, relief works, city planning, etc. |
| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Engineering and Management (WM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Dutta, Dushmanta;Sutat Weesakul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Gupta, Ashim Das;Babel, Mukand S.;Herath, Srikantha |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of The Netherlands |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005 |