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ERIC Number: EJ1465891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: EISSN-1466-1845
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Using GIS for Flood Hazard Assessment
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v49 n2 p287-293 2025
When evaluating environmental challenges such as vulnerability to natural hazards, it is important to consider both the physical exposure as well as the socio-demographic characteristics of a population. Human populations and their characteristics vary considerably over space and time. This paper introduces and evaluates an open-source resource that has been developed to introduce students in higher education to the quantitative skills required to evaluate pressing social and environmental challenges. It utilises census and hazard data within QGIS and R for a flood risk example in southwest England. A standalone online practical resource supports students to obtain, prepare, visualise and analyse geospatial data with reference to population characteristics. Within the exemplar provided, it is determined that there is a significant (p < 0.01) but small difference in the population exposed to flood risk based on socio-economic classification within SW England. The resource is reviewed following student feedback as well as a discussion for its use as a possible outreach tool.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK