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Articles | Volume 370
Articles | Volume 370
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-370-21-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-370-21-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 370
11 Jun 2015
 | 11 Jun 2015

Influence of urban land cover changes and climate change for the exposure of European cities to flooding during high-intensity precipitation

P. Skougaard Kaspersen, N. Høegh Ravn, K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen, H. Madsen, and M. Drews

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A combined remote sensing and hydrological modelling approach is developed to examine the influence of urban land cover changes and climate change for the exposure of cities towards flooding. Results show that the past 30 years of urban development has increased the exposure to pluvial flooding by 6-26%. Corresponding estimates for a medium and high climate change scenario (2071-2100) are 40% and 100%, indicating that urban land cover changes are central for the exposure of cities to flooding.
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