...Pushp Kumar; Neha Kumari; Naresh Chandra Sahu Purpose The paper aims to examine the effects of floods on economic growth in India from 1980 to 2019, taking into account the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and foreign aid. Design/methodology/approach The study uses augmented...

... interaction sites along the 220 km river system could be identified. Practical implications The interaction sites identified during the season of low flow rate should be considered as potential risk areas because during flood periods groundwater quality might be at risk due to bank infiltration...

...S.H. Abbas; R.K. Srivastava; R.P. Tiwari; P. Bala Ramudu Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate a Geographic Information System (GIS)‐based study on development of District Disaster Management System for floods for Allahabad Sadar Sub‐District (India). Design/methodology/approach An approach...

.... However, this water resource now serves many users and has its sustainability threats; invasive weeds, water pollution, cyclic drought and flood events, the competing uses and multiple legislative provisions. The Kariba Dam wall, as an engineering structure, has its own sustainability challenges; effects...

... defence projects designed to protect the coast against erosion and flooding by the sea have often caused irreversible degradation to coastal natural resources. The main aim of this article is to investigate whether the joint use of cost‐benefit analysis and environmental resource valuation techniques can...

...A.E. Gobo; T.K.S. Abam; F.N. Ogam Purpose To evaluate and examine human perception of causes, frequency, duration, impact, adjustment patterns and local attempts of control, protection and flood prediction in Niger Delta. This will enable rural dwellers to appreciate some local flood control...

... data for designing runoff flood prevention and mitigation measures. Originality/value The approach adopted in this study is new to Kuwait. Based on expert knowledge, the main factors controlling surface runoff in Kuwait are described in order of priority below. Jasem Al‐Awadhi can...

...M.M. Adel; M.T. Hossain Purpose The purpose is to study the possible environmental impact from a supercenter construction on a 313,643‐m² land by the Bayou Bartholomew. Design/methodology/approach The sources of information were field work, flood maps, flood models, 100 years...

...L. Hluchy; O. Habala; B. Simo; J. Astalos; V.D. Tran; M. Dobrucky This paper presents a prototype of the collaborative problem solving environment (PSE) for flood forecasting. Flood forecasting is a complex problem that requires cooperation of many scientists in different areas. To enable...