Selection of Inundation Vulnerable Areas Using the Risk Assessment: Case Study for Busan Near Urban Watershed and Coast

Abstract

Recently, inundation damage in urban areas is increasing due to frequent heavy rain during the flood season. In this study, an IBA inundation risk assessment was performed for the 16 cities, counties and districts in Busan, where inundation damage frequently occurs due to heavy rain in the summer. In the risk assessment process, four evaluation items(Hazard, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Capacity) were established through detailed indicators that directly and indirectly affect inundation from 2019 to 2021. Also, normalization and entropy weight method were applied to each detailed indicator. Afterwards, the inundation risk index was calculated using the euclidean distance, and changes in the inundation risk of each city, county and district were confirmed by year using the inundation risk index. As a result, Haeundae-gu and Busanjin-gu were selected as inundation vulnerable areas in Busan. The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data in the process of establishing complementary measures establishment for flood disaster(inundation) in Busan in the future.