As countries rapidly urbanize, settlements are expanding into hazardous flood zones. This study provides a global analysis of spatial urbanization patterns and the evolution of flood exposure between 1985 and 2015. Using high-resolution annual data, it shows that settlements across the world grew by 85 percent to over 1.28 million square kilometers. In the same period, settlements exposed to the highest flood hazard level increased by 122 percent...
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2022/04/21
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS10014
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2022/04/21
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Rapid Urban Growth in Flood Zones : Global Evidence since 1985
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