Aquatecture submitted by Vinaya Dhone Guided by Prof. Saurabh Paliwal

Architecture plays a major role in the impacts of disasters

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AQUATECTURE THESIS REPORT

Riverine Floods

Architecture plays a major role in the impacts of disasters. Poor building design is not only responsible fora lot of economic damage but social damage as well, as floors and roofs can collapse and flying or falling debris can cause human losses. Destroyed or damaged buildings that cannot be replaced quickly force people to leave their homes and move away. In the year 2015 alone 98,6 million people have been affected by disasters and between 2005 and 2014 , 0.7 million people were killed (# 8 Ref
IFRC, 2016).
• TYPES OF DISASTER There are many different types of disasters, and they are differentiated based on the triggering hazard. Generally, they are classified as being hydrological (e.g. floods, meteorological (e.g. extreme weather events such as storms, climatic (long-term impacts, e.g. sea level rise, geophysical (e.g. earthquakes) or biological (e.g. epidemics) (# 9 Ref IFRC, 2016)
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According to references stated earlier FLOODS as a disaster in India creates a havoc, and also according to (fig. 12) which states that 31% of deaths are caused due to floods. So, flood will be only a criterio which will be considered further in this Thesis.
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# 8 Ref IPCC, 2012 9
# 9 Ref IFRC, 2016

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– Human Deaths (1965-2014)
• TYPES OF FLOODS Many different types of floods occur around the world every year. In general, they can be classified into five categories
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Riverine Floods: The majority of floods recorded globally are due to rivers overflowing as a result of long-lasting precipitation in the river basin. Melting snow and ice can also contribute to flooding.
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Flash Floods: Flash floods generally occur due to local high-intensity precipitation in hilly or mountainous areas. The short warning time makes them difficult to predict. Discharges during flash floods are often much higher than normal flows in watercourses. Flash floods are particularly dangerous on steep slopes.
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