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CHARIM
Why CHaRIM?
What is CHARIM?
The Authors of CHARIM
Methodology Book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2 Analysing hazards
2.1 Introduction to hazards
2.2 Historical events
2.3 Rainfall analysis
3 Flood hazards
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Scales of analysis
3.3 Flash flood modelling
3.4 Fluvial flood modelling
4 Landslide hazards
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Scales of Analysis
4.3 Landslide susceptibility at the national scale
5 Risk assessment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Characterization of assets
5.3 Vulnerability
5.4 Multi-hazards risk
5.5 Risk assessment methods
6 Risk reduction planning
6.1 Cost-benefit Analysis
6.2 Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation
7 land use planning
7.1 Spatial planning
7.2 Comparing legislation and planning frameworks
7.3 Building control
7.4 Conclusions
8 Critical infrastructure
8.1 Location planning
8.2 Road planning
9 Preparedness planning
9.1 Early Warning Systems
9.2 Shelter planning
10 Requirements for TORs
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Composition of a TOR
10.3 Hazard & risk info
10.4 Basic framework TOR for soil survey
Use case book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2. Land use planning
2.1 National land use plan
2.2 Local land use planning
2.3 Building construction
2.4 Relocation planning
2.5 Building control
2.6 Land subdivision process
2.7 Flood risk considerations for housing reconstruction
3A. Critical infrastructure
3.1 Planning (re)location
3.1.1 Buildings
3.1.2 Roads
3.2 Design guidelines
3.2.1 Buildings
3.2.2 Roads in flood areas
3.2.3 Roads in landslide areas
3B. Critical Infrastructure
3.3 Structural measures
3.3.1 Buildings & landslides
3.3.2 Buildings & floods
3.3.3 Roads & landslides
3.3.4 Roads & floods
3.3.5 Other critical infrastructure
3.4 Watershed management
3.5 Multi-functional use of space
4. Planning alternatives
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analyze current risk
4.3 Planning alternatives
4.4 Future scenarios
4.5 Alternatives & scenarios
4.6 Decision Support System
5. Preparedness planning
5.1 Flood Early Warning
5.2 Shelter planning
6. Risk assessment
6.1 National multi-hazard exposure analysis
6.2 National flood exposure analysis
6.3 Local coastal flood risk assessment
6.4 Local flashflood risk assessment
7. Exposure and vulnerability
7.1 National vulnerability assessment
7.2 Generating physical vulnerability curves
7.3 Using land use maps
7.4 Mapping buildings from satellite images
7.5 Census data for elements-at-risk
8. Hazard assessment
8.1 Analysing historical data of hazard events
8.2 Analysing rainfall
8.3 National scale landslide susceptibility
8.4 National landslide susceptibility for roads
8.5 National flood hazard assessment
9. Data management
9.1 Homogenize data
9.2 Digital Elevation Models
9.3 Landslide mapping
9.4 Damage from images
9.5 Hazard & loss database
9.6 Data sharing
10. Super Use Case: St Lucia Flood modelling
Data Management Book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2 Data requirements
2.2 Flood data
2.3 Landslide data
3 Base data collection
3.2 Digital Elevation Models
3.3 Satellite data
3.4 Land cover maps
3.5 Geological maps
3.6 Soil maps
4 Hazard related data
4.2 Disaster databases
4.3 Landslide inventories
5 Elements-at-risk data
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Building footprint maps
5.3 Population data
5.4 Road maps
6 Managing Geospatial data
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data projections
6.3 Data homogenization
6.4 Accuracy and precision
6.5 Metadata requirements
7 Sharing geospatial data
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Collaboration framework
7.3 Open data policies
7.4 Data standards
7.5 Technical tool: GeoNode
7.6 Other tools
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Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
Grenada
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Maps
Legislation and planning
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Maps
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CHARIM
Why CHaRIM?
What is CHARIM?
The Authors of CHARIM
Methodology Book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2 Analysing hazards
2.1 Introduction to hazards
2.2 Historical events
2.3 Rainfall analysis
3 Flood hazards
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Scales of analysis
3.3 Flash flood modelling
3.4 Fluvial flood modelling
4 Landslide hazards
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Scales of Analysis
4.3 Landslide susceptibility at the national scale
5 Risk assessment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Characterization of assets
5.3 Vulnerability
5.4 Multi-hazards risk
5.5 Risk assessment methods
6 Risk reduction planning
6.1 Cost-benefit Analysis
6.2 Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation
7 land use planning
7.1 Spatial planning
7.2 Comparing legislation and planning frameworks
7.3 Building control
7.4 Conclusions
8 Critical infrastructure
8.1 Location planning
8.2 Road planning
9 Preparedness planning
9.1 Early Warning Systems
9.2 Shelter planning
10 Requirements for TORs
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Composition of a TOR
10.3 Hazard & risk info
10.4 Basic framework TOR for soil survey
Use case book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2. Land use planning
2.1 National land use plan
2.2 Local land use planning
2.3 Building construction
2.4 Relocation planning
2.5 Building control
2.6 Land subdivision process
2.7 Flood risk considerations for housing reconstruction
3A. Critical infrastructure
3.1 Planning (re)location
3.1.1 Buildings
3.1.2 Roads
3.2 Design guidelines
3.2.1 Buildings
3.2.2 Roads in flood areas
3.2.3 Roads in landslide areas
3B. Critical Infrastructure
3.3 Structural measures
3.3.1 Buildings & landslides
3.3.2 Buildings & floods
3.3.3 Roads & landslides
3.3.4 Roads & floods
3.3.5 Other critical infrastructure
3.4 Watershed management
3.5 Multi-functional use of space
4. Planning alternatives
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analyze current risk
4.3 Planning alternatives
4.4 Future scenarios
4.5 Alternatives & scenarios
4.6 Decision Support System
5. Preparedness planning
5.1 Flood Early Warning
5.2 Shelter planning
6. Risk assessment
6.1 National multi-hazard exposure analysis
6.2 National flood exposure analysis
6.3 Local coastal flood risk assessment
6.4 Local flashflood risk assessment
7. Exposure and vulnerability
7.1 National vulnerability assessment
7.2 Generating physical vulnerability curves
7.3 Using land use maps
7.4 Mapping buildings from satellite images
7.5 Census data for elements-at-risk
8. Hazard assessment
8.1 Analysing historical data of hazard events
8.2 Analysing rainfall
8.3 National scale landslide susceptibility
8.4 National landslide susceptibility for roads
8.5 National flood hazard assessment
9. Data management
9.1 Homogenize data
9.2 Digital Elevation Models
9.3 Landslide mapping
9.4 Damage from images
9.5 Hazard & loss database
9.6 Data sharing
10. Super Use Case: St Lucia Flood modelling
Data Management Book
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of this book
1.2 How to use this book
2 Data requirements
2.2 Flood data
2.3 Landslide data
3 Base data collection
3.2 Digital Elevation Models
3.3 Satellite data
3.4 Land cover maps
3.5 Geological maps
3.6 Soil maps
4 Hazard related data
4.2 Disaster databases
4.3 Landslide inventories
5 Elements-at-risk data
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Building footprint maps
5.3 Population data
5.4 Road maps
6 Managing Geospatial data
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data projections
6.3 Data homogenization
6.4 Accuracy and precision
6.5 Metadata requirements
7 Sharing geospatial data
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Collaboration framework
7.3 Open data policies
7.4 Data standards
7.5 Technical tool: GeoNode
7.6 Other tools
Country Data
Belize
Information about...
Maps
Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
Dominica
Information about...
Maps
Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
Grenada
Information about...
Maps
Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
Saint Lucia
Information about...
Maps
Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Information about...
Maps
Legislation and planning
Historical disasters
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