Loading...
Flood dynamics: A geoecological approach using historical cartography and giscience in the city of petrópolis (Βrazil)
Fernandes, Manoel do C. Heesom, David Fullen, Michael A. Antunes, Fernando S.
Fernandes, Manoel do C.
Heesom, David
Fullen, Michael A.
Antunes, Fernando S.
Editors
Other contributors
Affiliation
Epub Date
Issue Date
2020-09-18
Submitted date
Alternative
Abstract
Dynamics, structure and function are geoecological characteristics that define landscapes. These characteristics help explain landscape processes, such as floods. This article analyses geoecological variables to understand flood dynamics in the original historical district of Petrópolis City (Brazil). Concepts and techniques of historical cartography and GIScience were used to analyse geoecological variables in three river basins (Quitandinha, Palatino and Piabanha) within the study area. Each basin had a river island which was excavated and removed. The Quitandinha River Basin had the largest river island (965 m2), the highest Edification Index (44.12%) and the most favourable geomorphological indices for the occurrence of floods. Hence, the basin recorded 93% of flood events within the three basins. Multiple geoecological variables influence flood dynamics. In this urban landscape, changes in the drainage network, intensified by disorderly urbanization and geomorphological processes, are extremely important in understanding flooding processes.
Citation
Fernandes, M., Heesom, D., Fullen, M. A., Antunes, F. (2020) Flood dynamics: A geoecological approach using historical cartography and giscience in the city of petrópolis (Βrazil), European Journal of Geography, 11(1) pp.73-92
Journal
Research Unit
PubMed ID
PubMed Central ID
Embedded videos
Additional Links
Type
Journal article
Language
en
Description
© 2020 The Authors. Published by Association of European
Geographers. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/showPaper.php?id=15532
Series/Report no.
ISSN
1792-1341
EISSN
1792-1341
ISBN
ISMN
Gov't Doc #
Sponsors
This work is part of the research projects CAPES (Edital nº 01/2019 - Seleção 2019 - 88881.337373/2019-01 - UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON / UK) and CNPq Project (Chamada CNPq Nº 09/2018 - Bolsas de Produtividade em Pesquisa – PQ - 303147/2018-
0).