The problem of flooding in Trinidad, and the Caribbean region, is a perennial one that results in infrastructure, economic and social damage. This paper uses GIS to examine the factors that may have played a part in flooding in the St Joseph Watershed on 5 November 2001. As a result a Flood Risk Assessment Map (FRAM) was developed. Data development included traversing and developing information layers for road, soil and vegetation. Additionally a Flood Depth and Extent Map for the Valsayn North Housing Development was developed and linked to population and losses due to the flood event of 5 November utilizing a questionnaire, field survey data and photographs. A comparison between the latter and the developed FRAM indicated that the FRAM, although basic, has managed to predict areas susceptible to flood risk correctly.
Conference paper
Mapping floods in the St Joseph watershed, Trinidad, using GIS
Vol.295, pp.254-264
IAHS
Regional hydrological impacts of climatic variability and change - impact assessment and decision making: proceedings of symposium s6 held during the 7th IAHS scientific assembly at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, April 2005, 295 (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil)
2005
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- Title
- Mapping floods in the St Joseph watershed, Trinidad, using GIS
- Creators
- Serwan MJ Baban - Southern Cross UniversityRonnie Kantasingh
- Contributors
- S Franks T Wagener (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Vol.295, pp.254-264
- Conference
- Regional hydrological impacts of climatic variability and change - impact assessment and decision making: proceedings of symposium s6 held during the 7th IAHS scientific assembly at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, April 2005, 295 (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil)
- Publisher
- IAHS
- Number of pages
- 254-264
- Identifiers
- 1158; 991012820647702368
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Resource Type
- Conference paper