Tesis doctoral de Dagoberto Alvarado Aguilar
A methodological framework for flood hazard mapping and damage assessment to coastal storms was proposed in this thesis in two working scales: a long-term scale related to relatve sea-level rise, and an episodic/extreme scale related to storm events. The incorporaton of coastal response to storm events in this framework is a basic part of this proposal. This methodological framework was aplied to the ebro delta. in terms of the long term scale, the relatve sea level rise is the main process that can cause important changes in low-lying coastal areas, such as ebro delta. Three possible scenarios of sea level rise were reproduced to determine potentally food areas considering the paper of the inner structures – like channels, docks and highways – in the foods preventon. the extreme/episodic scenario is associated to processes that have very large return periods and do not exhibit a periodicity in the tme. Flood areas associated to coastal storms with return periods of 10, 50, 100 and 500 years were identfed. For this aim, the coastal morphodynamic response and the backbeach food distributon were studied. additonally, an evaluaton of the lost and damages associated to food was carry out. For this study, the values of the ecological services of the ecosystem were used. An indicator of coastal vulnerability to the erosion by storms was also implement.
Datos académicos de la tesis doctoral «Coastal flood hazard mapping at two scales. application to the ebro delta«
- Título de la tesis: Coastal flood hazard mapping at two scales. application to the ebro delta
- Autor: Dagoberto Alvarado Aguilar
- Universidad: Politécnica de catalunya
- Fecha de lectura de la tesis: 21/12/2009
Dirección y tribunal
- Director de la tesis
- José Antonio Jiménez Quintana
- Tribunal
- Presidente del tribunal: agustín Sánchez-arcilla conejo
- jordi Serra raventos (vocal)
- Javier Benavente (vocal)
- jordi Galofré saumell (vocal)