Assessing the Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Romanian Part of the Tisza River Basin

Autor: ALEXANDRU-IONUŢ PETRIŞOR, VASILE MEIŢĂ, ALINA CHICOŞ, ION PELEANU, CEZAR-PETRE SIMION-MELINTE
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Romanian Review of Regional Studies, Vol VII, Iss 2, Pp 121-128 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1841-1576
Popis: Clime change represents a current and important issue; in addition to the disputed global warming, at local or regional levels, floods could also be a consequence of this phenomenon. If the potential effects are assessed in terms of exposure, sensitivity, and vulnerability, a GIS methodology, based on statistical indicators and GIS modelling was used to assess the overall vulnerability of the Tisza river basin and define the flood-prone area. Even though specific indicators exhibited high values in some NUTS III units, the overall vulnerability of the regions appears to be low.
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