Flood Vulnerability in Punjab, Pakistan: A Geospatial Analysis and Cartographic Approach

GERNOT NIKOLAUS

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The primary objectives of this research are to assess flood vulnerability in Punjab, Pakistan, with a developed Flood Vulnerability Index (I). Furthermore, different cartographic visualization techniques are used to present flood vulnerability and are evaluated in user testing (II). An atlas is compiled, presenting the results for a broader audience, and a digital product is developed (III). To achieve these goals, open-access data is collected and processed in a GIS environment. The Analytical Hierarchy Process is combined with geospatial analysis and overlay analysis to generate flood vulnerability maps. Different cartographic approaches are visualized with the outcome of the analytical part and tested with users from the general public and climate risk analysts. The maps are enhanced based on the feedback; all results of the master thesis, numbers, and visualizations are compiled into an atlas, featuring maps, figures, and tables.

Abstract:

The primary objectives of this research are to assess flood vulnerability in Punjab, Pakistan, with a developed Flood Vulnerability Index (I). Furthermore, different cartographic visualization techniques are used to present flood vulnerability and are evaluated in user testing (II). An atlas is compiled, presenting the results for a broader audience, and a digital product is developed (III). To achieve these goals, open-access data is collected and processed in a GIS environment. The Analytical Hierarchy Process is combined with geospatial analysis and overlay analysis to generate flood vulnerability maps. Different cartographic approaches are visualized with the outcome of the analytical part and tested with users from the general public and climate risk analysts. The maps are enhanced based on the feedback; all results of the master thesis, numbers, and visualizations are compiled into an atlas, featuring maps, figures, and tables.

Keywords

Floods, Flood Vulnerability, Climate Change, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Weighted Overlay Analysis, Thematic Atlas, Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Cartography, Punjab (Pakistan), Disaster Mitigation, Flood Risk Management

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 5. 5. 2025

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: prof. RNDr. Vít Voženílek, CSc.

UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Geoinformatics and Cartography / Geoinformatics and Cartography