FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING USING GIS SPATIAL ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS IN BALEENDAH, BANDUNG, WEST JAVA

Adam Irwansyah Fauzi
2019 GeoEco  
<span lang="IN">Flooding is the most devastating hydro-meteorological hazard in Baleendah. Therefore, communities in Baleendah needs more attention because they suffer the impacts every year. This paper focused on mapping flood hazard in the 1-km2 area in Baleendah. The study used spatial analysis functions in ArGIS. Also, an on-site survey was conducted to know the height of inundation by floods within the study area. The resulting flood hazard map shows that all communities are exposed to
more » ... d hazard with the total number of 5349 houses inundated by floods. The degree of inundation is divided into three (03) levels, low (0-0.5 m), moderate (0.5-1.5m), and high (above 1.5m). Positive attitude towards early actions and early warning systems, collaboration among disaster relief institutions and local government are recommended for reduction of flooding disaster risk.</span>
doi:10.20961/ge.v5i2.34513 fatcat:7myka3s7s5hnba7etjxhqcopwe