Flood vulnerability and risk assessment of urban traditional buildings

Dina D’Ayala discusses a multilevel methodology to assess the flood vulnerability and risk of residential buildings in an area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, characterized by traditional timber housing. The multiscale flood vulnerability model is based on a wide range of parameters, covering building-specific parameters, neighbourhood conditions and catchment area conditions.

Image courtesy of interviewee. January 26, 2024

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