Hydrological disaster monitoring using GIS in parts of the Niger Floodplain

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dc.contributor.authorFasona, M.J
dc.contributor.authorOmojola, A.S
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-28T15:22:36Z
dc.date.available2022-07-28T15:22:36Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe frequency of occurrences of flood hazards is likely to increase because of increasing uncertainties in the natural-physical systems resulting from climatic change and variability. This will likely increase human risk in the floodplain because the search for livelihood and the home perception of people may continue to outweigh their desire to move from an original place. This study creates and analyses a GIS database for the settlements and resources lying in parts of the Niger floodplain. Existing base maps and socio-economic data for settlements were integrated with other data layers within Arcview GIS. The results show that 17,276km2 or 69% of the area under assessment is devoted to agriculture. 648 settlements, 50 of which can be classified as urban areas fall within the floodplain. The database also provides a useful baseline data for further large scale (small area) assessment of impacts and mitigative strategies for flood, and blueprint for indicative planning within this part of the Niger floodplain.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHydrological disaster monitoring using GIS in parts of the Niger Floodplain. In Zhide Zhou (ed): Large Scale Hydrological Projects and their Impacts. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, Three Gorges Project Hotel, Yichang China, 18-21 October 2004, Vol. II pp 532-541.en_US
dc.identifier.isbnISBN 7-302-09684-8,
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10936
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTsinghua University Press, China,en_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.subjectFlood hazardsen_US
dc.subjectNiger Riveren_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleHydrological disaster monitoring using GIS in parts of the Niger Floodplainen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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