Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade
(2020) VBRM15 20201Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. This study aims to provide insight into the relationship between urban development and riverine flooding in Belgrade and thereby induce a raised level of resilience in relation to riverine flood risk. To achieve this aim, this thesis seeks to answer: What are the effects of urban development in Belgrade on the riverine flood hazard? In this context, urban development is seen as a combination of urbanisation and spatial planning.
The research question is answered using three... (More) - Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. This study aims to provide insight into the relationship between urban development and riverine flooding in Belgrade and thereby induce a raised level of resilience in relation to riverine flood risk. To achieve this aim, this thesis seeks to answer: What are the effects of urban development in Belgrade on the riverine flood hazard? In this context, urban development is seen as a combination of urbanisation and spatial planning.
The research question is answered using three different methods: (1) a literature study to understand the effects of urban development on flooding, (2) a secondary data analysis to guide the description of Belgrade’s riverine flood risk and urban development situation, and (3) semi-structured interviews with open questions. The results show that urban development processes undoubtedly produce both positive and negative environmental changes. The effects are found to be mixed in Belgrade: Urban development plans have been poorly implemented in Serbia, but signs of improvement have been visible over the past few years. For instance, the Serbian Government has designed hazard-based land use plans and a new strategy for disaster risk management. (Less)
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- author
- Lema Burgos, Santiago LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBRM15 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Urban resilience, flooding risk reduction, land use plan, flood preparedness, flood adaptation.
- language
- English
- id
- 9019910
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- 2020-06-18 11:16:49
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@misc{9019910, abstract = {{Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. This study aims to provide insight into the relationship between urban development and riverine flooding in Belgrade and thereby induce a raised level of resilience in relation to riverine flood risk. To achieve this aim, this thesis seeks to answer: What are the effects of urban development in Belgrade on the riverine flood hazard? In this context, urban development is seen as a combination of urbanisation and spatial planning. The research question is answered using three different methods: (1) a literature study to understand the effects of urban development on flooding, (2) a secondary data analysis to guide the description of Belgrade’s riverine flood risk and urban development situation, and (3) semi-structured interviews with open questions. The results show that urban development processes undoubtedly produce both positive and negative environmental changes. The effects are found to be mixed in Belgrade: Urban development plans have been poorly implemented in Serbia, but signs of improvement have been visible over the past few years. For instance, the Serbian Government has designed hazard-based land use plans and a new strategy for disaster risk management.}}, author = {{Lema Burgos, Santiago}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade}}, year = {{2020}}, }