Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Πρόληψη και Διαχείριση των Φυσικών ΚαταστροφώνLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Καράλη Αικατερίνη
Supervisors info:
Παναγιώτης Νάστος Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ, Σ. Πούλος, Αν. Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ, Α. Παλιατσός, Καθηγητής ΤΕΙ Πειραιά
Original Title:
Μελέτη της συνεργιστικής δράσης των διαφόρων παραγόντων που οδήγησαν στην πλημμύρα στη Δυτική Αττική, τον Οκτώβριο του 2014
Translated title:
Study of the synergistic action of the various factors that resulted in the flooding of western Attica in October 2014
Summary:
Flooding is one of the most usual natural disasters that affect population and
human infrastructures in urban areas. Flood-related human losses in urban areas
are also often. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the reasons why
floods happen and to suggest solutions that minimize these phenomena. The
purpose of this thesis is to investigate the factors that leaded to the
disastrous flood of the 24th October 2014 in west Attica. At first, the
meteorological conditions of this specific day were examined. According to the
meteorological charts it was confirmed that this event was classified as an
extreme weather event.
Then, 34 positions were selected after systematic research. These positions
suffered the most serious damages during the flood, such as inrush of water to
houses and shops and extensive destruction of infrastructure and vehicles. By
using GIS software, particular maps were created for each position showing its
morphological state. Thus, the first group of maps depicts the condition of the
drainage pattern and the second group depicts the dip slope of each area. The
field work established the human interference to the natural environment during
the urban expansion in west Attica and the insufficiency of local
infrastructures. The combination of the meteorological and the human-related
factors resulted in the catastrophic flood that is examined in this thesis.
Main subject category:
Natural disasters
Other subject categories:
Geomorphology
Databases and Information Systems
Cartogrpaphy
Meteorology
Keywords:
Natural disasters, Flood, Extreme weather event, Urbanization, Human-related factors
Number of index pages:
1-8
Number of references:
165
