Table 1

Flood vulnerability components: Indicators, classes, and weightings

ComponentsIndicatorsAttributesData collectionClassWeightings
ExposureE1-Heritage Value (Davis et al., 2023; Miranda and Ferreira, 2019)General heritage buildingDocument analysis from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga website (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, 2023)A10
Significant heritage buildingB40
Outstanding heritage buildingC70
National heritage landmarkD100
 E2-Type of use (Martínez-Gomariz et al., 2020)Educational/dwelling- Heritage New Zealand
Pouhere Taonga website (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, 2023),
- Site visits
A10
CommercialB40
RestaurantC70
Hotel/ReligiousD100
 E3-Surface condition (Davis et al., 2023; D’Ayala et al., 2020)ConvexSite visits, maps from Google Map and Google Earth, survey documentsA10
Flat and permeableB40
Flat and impermeableC70
ConcaveD100
SusceptibilityS1-Material (Davis et al., 2023; Schwarz and Maiwald, 2009; Miranda and Ferreira, 2019)Reinforced concrete/SteelSite visits, government statistics, literatureA10
Unreinforced MasonryB40
TimberC70
 Earth D100
 S2-Condition (Stephenson and D’ayala, 2014)No damage/cracking/dampness/decaySite visits, survey documentsA10
Slight damage/cracking/dampness/decayB40
Generalised damage/cracking/dampness/decayC70
Significant damage/cracking/dampness/decayD100
 S3-Number of storeys (Stephenson and D’ayala, 2014)1-storeySite visits, Google mapsA10
2-storeyB40
3-storeyC70
4-storey or moreD100
 S4-Building age (Miranda and Ferreira, 2019)Between 20th to 21st centuryGovernment statistics, literature, and information from EPB Register (MBIE, 2023)A10
Between 19th to 20th centuryB40
Between 18th to 19th centuryC70
Before 18th centuryD100
 S5-Wall orientation (Miranda and Ferreira, 2019)Partially exposed to flow (with no openings)Site visits, maps from Google Earth and Google Maps, survey documentsA10
Partially exposed to flow (with openings)B40
Fully exposed to flow (with no openings)C70
Fully exposed to flow (with openings)D100
 S6-Finishing material of the façades (Davis et al., 2023; Gandini et al., 2020)Steel/concrete/glazed tile/glassSite visits, surveys, and documentsA10
Brick/plaster/regular dressed stoneB40
Unglazed tile/irregular stone/wood panelsC70
Earth/rubble stoneD100
ResilienceR1-Drainage system condition (Gandini et al., 2020)NoneSite visits, literatureA0
PoorB40
FairC70
GoodD100
R2-Previous interventions (Gandini et al., 2020)NoneHeritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga website (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, 2023), literature, site visits, and Government statisticsA0
PoorB40
FairC70
GoodD100
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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