EXPOSURE AND VULNERABILITY TO FLOODS IN URBAN AREAS. CASE STUDY OF GALAȚI CITY (ROMANIA)

• Main Authors: GEORGIANA BĂNUC, I. C. STÂNGĂ
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Casa Cartii de Stiinta Cluj-Napoca 2014-05-01
• Series: Riscuri şi Catastrofe
• Subjects: Danube; Galati; Gala􀄠i; flooding; exposure; vulnerability
• Online Access: http://riscurisicatastrofe.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/Volume/XIII_Nr_14_1_2014/PDF/15%20Banut%20Stanga.pdf

Exposure and vulnerability to floods in urban areas. Case study of Gala􀄠i city (Romania). Urban flooding is among the most severe ones, since it acts on highly populated areas, with high density of socio-economic objectives. After presenting the general context of urban flooding and the specific meaning of exposure/vulnerability, the first part of this paper contextualizes the case study area: Galati city, the most important Romanian river port. The authors created a geographical information system for multilayer analysis based on simulations of potential flooding at different characteristic levels: defense, attention, flooding and danger. On this base, the main elements at risk were inventoried and interpreted according to their significance and in relation with the consequences of a real historical flooding (occurred in 2010).