RT Journal Article
T1 An exploration of exposure to river flood risk in Spain using the National Floodplain Mapping System.
A1 Canovas García, Fulgencio
A1 Vargas Molina, Jesús
K1 Inundaciones - Previsiones - España
K1 Catástrofes naturales - Prevención y control
K1 Sistema Nacional de Cartografía de Zonas Inundables
AB In Spain, human exposure to flooding continues to increase driven by changes in land use and population growth in urban and coastal areas. This study explores the geography of flood exposure in Spain in relation to human population, economic activities and points of special significance. The analysis is based on public flood hazard and risk mapping generated by water management administrators at the river basin district level. The data are published and accessible through the Spanish National Floodplain Mapping System (NFMS). The results show for first time, the spatial distribution of human population exposure, which amounts to at least 3,263,000 inhabitants nationwide (6.9% of the total Spanish population), the potential economic loss, totalling at least 122,132 million euros across Spain, and points of special significance classified into eleven different categories that have been analysed for all Spanish river basin districts. The results also indicate a higher exposure concentration along the Mediterranean coast.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2024
FD 2024-11-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35158
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35158
LA eng
NO Cánovas-Gracía, F. & Varga Molina, J. (2024).An exploration of exposure to river flood risk in Spain using the National Floodplain Mapping System. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk  Volume 15, 2024 - Issue 1
NO This work was supported by the [Grant TED2021-131131B-I00] funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerat onEU/PRTR and the projectCiencia ciudadana y TIG para la evaluaci on del riesgo compuesto sequ ıas-olas de calor [grantnumber PID2022-139046OA-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE]
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026