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Percentage of the city that would be flooded in case rivers rise one metre

Figure Created 21 May 2012 Published 21 May 2012 Last modified 09 Nov 2017

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Percentage of the city that would be flooded in case water in rivers rises 1 m (only cities > 100 000 hab). The city is defined by its biophysical delineation (Urban Morphological Zone) inside the core city boundaries (Urban Audit). The background shows the relative change in 100-year return level of river discharge. Neither coastal floods nor flood protection measures are considered in the calculations.