Approaches to estimate the socio-economic risks caused by the river flood

Abstract

The issues of forecasting damage caused by flooding of anthropogenically transformed territories in a river floodplain of a plain type are considered based on the case of the floodplain of the Pripyat River. A method of spatial analysis of the level of the territory usage and the depth/duration of flooding is proposed, the results of which are applicable in preparation of maps of the socio-economic risks associated with flooding, and in planning anti-flood measures.