Geospatial analysis of flood impact sites from a database compiled by the Guadalajara fire department during the rainy season of the 2010-2022 period
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https://doi.org/10.24850/j-tyca-2025-02-06Keywords:
Flood, recurrence, hazard, civil protection, urban areaAbstract
This paper analyzed Flood Impact Sites (SAI, abbreviated in Spanish) attended by the Coordination of Civil Protection of Guadalajara (CMPCG, abbreviated in Spanish) from a geospatial approach. It also addressed the distribution of how, when, and where floods affected during the last 12 years (2010-2022). The case study is the urban area of the municipality of Guadalajara. The frequency, distribution and intensity of floods are analyzed yearly and for the entire study period. We obtained a flow depth categorization map using neighborhoods' historical flood level height, where most range from medium to low. Subsequently, the services attended by CMPCG's operational area bases were analyzed, where the most affected sectors are the public roads and the residential sector. We worked with 3,676 SAI contained in the CMPCG flood inventory. The study allows to identify 63 Recurrent Flood Sites (SiRI, abbreviated in Spanish) with the information of the SAI. At the colony scale, they correspond to 65 Recurrent Flood Neigborhoods (CRI, abbreviated in Spanish). In addition, 20 Critical Flood Sites (SiCI, abbreviated in Spanish) are displayed, which, in addition to meeting the recurrence criteria, also consider the incidence criterion both in the domicile and crossing fields. We can highlight the daily work of the Municipal Coordination of Civil Protection of Guadalajara (CMPCG) and, specifically, the staff of the Operational Area since this study was carried out based on the information gathered by this staff during each rainy season. This study contributes to the first stage of Integrated Risk Management by analyzing and identifying flooding sites in Guadalajara.
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