From Places to People: Human-centric Characterization of Life Activity Flood Exposure for Intra- and Inter-city Analysis
Akhil Rajput,
Chenyue Liu,
Zhewei Liu
et al.
Abstract:A human-centric perspective on flood exposure assessment of flood-hazard vulnerability transcends the conventional focus on spatial exposure by quantifying the effect of daily human activities in flood-prone areas. Using a novel index to quantify the time individuals spend in flood-prone areas, this method characterizes latent flood exposure. Calculations rely on millions of fine-resolution location-based data points collected anonymously from smartphones of opted-in users. A comparative analysis of multiple U… Show more
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