Risk and crisis in flash floods in urban areas. Some Portuguese examples analyzed at different scales

Authors

  • Fernando Rebelo Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_4_4

Keywords:

Risks, intensive raining, flash floods, Portugal.

Abstract

Flash floods are well known situations in the Mediterranean regions. In this paper some examples of catastrophic flash floods (Lisbon region, Funchal and Povoação) are analyzed, as well as three small scale case studies in Coimbra, chosen from a variety in Portuguese towns.

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Published

1997-09-20

Issue

No. 4 (1997)

Section

Articles

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