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Flood vulnerability assessment using an integrated approach of multi-criteria decision-making model and geospatial techniques

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Floods are one of the most devastating natural catastrophes, always associated with massive disruption to humans, land, and the economy. The current research focusses on the identification of Flood Vulnerable Zones (FVZ) of Kanyakumari district with the integration of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS), and the Multi-criteria Decision-Making Analysis (MCDM)-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model in the geospatial environment. The weights derived from 10 × 10 decision matrix of AHP model for the flood inducing factors are reflecting their varied priorities from high to low priority as rainfall (0.22), slope (0.124), drainage density (0.154), Land Use Land Cover (LULC) (0.153), Digital Elevation Model (DEM) (0.109), Soil (0.068), geology (0.052), geomorphology (0.048), Surface Runoff (0.042) and Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) (0.03), respectively. Consistency Ratio (CR) value obtained in this case is equal to 0.093 (< 0.1) signifies the acceptance of the derived weights. The more is the weightage given to the parameters, more significance is of the factor towards the occurrence of the flood hazard. The outcomes of the research found that the very high and highly vulnerable zones are spreading over a vast expanse of the district, which are situated in the south, south-east, south-west, and in some pockets of middle and north-east. The use of such a decision-making model-based approach is helpful in the identification and prediction of the susceptible sites, further helps the policymakers in hazard mitigation and decision-making planning.

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Acknowledgements

The authors sincerely acknowledge the Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies, the University of Madras, for conducting their research work successfully. We are also thankful to Binod Kumar Nath, Faculty for Modern Survey, Assam Survey and Settlement Training Centre, Guwahati and Aswathi P.V., Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun for their consistent help and guidance.

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  1. School of Public Health, SRMIST, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India

    K. S. Vignesh

  2. Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600025, India

    I. Anandakumar

  3. Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India

    Rajeev Ranjan

  4. Department of Geography, Guwahati University, Guwahati, Assam, 781014, India

    Debashree Borah

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All the authors have contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by KSV, and IA. The first draft of the manuscript was written by KSV. and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. The first draft of the manuscript was revised by the RR and DB technically as well as grammatically during the manuscript revision process of the Journal. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Vignesh, K.S., Anandakumar, I., Ranjan, R. et al. Flood vulnerability assessment using an integrated approach of multi-criteria decision-making model and geospatial techniques. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 7, 767–781 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00997-2

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