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Every year, storm surges, flooding, droughts, and other meteorological natural hazards cause major damages worldwide. Due to climate change, the frequency and intensity of these disasters will increase drastically over the next few decades. Since governments and decision makers are struggling to cope with the effects of these weather disasters as it is, implementing adequate mitigation and adaptation measures that will protect the area against current hazard events as well as future ones, is essential, especially ...

Flooding caused by storm surges, tropical storms and hurricanes causes severe damages in Haiti every year. When these inundations occur, the affected areas become inaccessible, preventing field work to register the flood water height and extent. Highresolution satellite imagery and aerial photography, on the other hand, are too expensive for a developing country like Haiti. The lack of this data results in a lack of adequate flood maps and models, making it impossible to predict the cost of the damages and take th...

Every year, the environment suffers from flooding, droughts, storm surges and other natural hazards, causing major damages and costs to society. Climate change will drastically increase the impact of these disasters and their consequences in the next few decades. Governments and project developers try to cope with these new conditions by implementing technocratic and landscape-led measures in their new urban development projects. However, it is often unclear if these efforts will lead to the desired effects and wi...