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Key coastal landscape patterns for reducing flood vulnerability.

Min Kim¹, Kihwan Song¹, Jinhyung Chon²

¹Department of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.

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|November 24, 2020

Summary

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Coastal landscape patterns significantly influence flood vulnerability. Understanding these patterns, like shape and subdivision, is crucial for developing resilient green infrastructure and effective flood risk management strategies.

Keywords:

Coastal green infrastructure Fuzzy overlay analysis Landscape metrics Resilience Spatial statistics

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Geospatial Analysis
Urban Planning

Background:

Coastal areas face increasing flood risks due to climate change and urbanization.
Green infrastructure is vital for enhancing coastal resilience but requires tailored planning.
Understanding landscape patterns is key to optimizing green infrastructure for flood mitigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify key coastal landscape patterns influencing flood vulnerability.
To support the development of resilience strategies for coastal green infrastructure.
To link landscape metrics to flood risk assessment for informed planning.

Main Methods:

Assessed flood vulnerability using exposure (precipitation), sensitivity (elevation, slope, soil, drainage, density), and adaptability (urban land-use).
Employed multivariate regression analysis to investigate the impact of landscape patterns (shape index, subdivision index) on flood vulnerability.
Analyzed various landscape metrics at regional and local scales, including contiguity, division, fractal dimension, and circumscribing circle indices.

Main Results:

Identified specific coastal landscape patterns that significantly affect flood vulnerability across different subregions.
Determined that landscape pattern indices, such as shape and subdivision, are critical determinants of flood risk.
Provided region-specific landscape pattern recommendations for green infrastructure planning.

Conclusions:

Coastal green infrastructure planning must integrate an understanding of landscape patterns for effective flood resilience.
Tailored strategies based on identified landscape patterns can enhance the performance of green infrastructure in mitigating flood impacts.
This study provides a framework for using landscape pattern analysis in coastal flood risk management.