Topography Wetness Index Application in Flood-Risk-Based Land Use Planning

• Published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 39 - 54
• Main Authors: Pourali, S. H., Arrowsmith, C., Chrisman, N., Matkan, A. A., Mitchell, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Drainage; Engineers; Human Geography; Land use planning; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Planners; Regional/Spatial Science; Risk; Social Sciences; Topography; Australia; Victoria Australia; GIS; Flood; Land use planning; Victoria; LiDAR; Australia; Bass coast shire

Land use planners and drainage engineers require, among other information, a clear map that delineates land subject to flash flooding before they can approve residential development. Through the application of spatially distributed models, the topographic wetness index (TWI) can be determined as an...