Description: Watersheds are socio-ecological systems: human-beings and the environment interact (co-evolution), thus, natural disasters and urbanisation co-evolve. Observations: population distribution disparities - widespread high density areas - downstream dams for protection, and upstream dams for hydropower. How are people affected by floods? Evaluation of megacities’ vulnerability to floods, variations on the profile of risk is observed on: - number of floods - type of impacts (deaths, affected, damages), what are linkages between megacities’ structural characteristics and their vulnerability to floods?
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