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• Mapping of Flood-Prone Areas Utilizing GIS Techniques and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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  • A. M Amen
  • A. M. Mustafa
  • D. A. Kareem
  • H. M. Hameed
  • A. A. Mirza
  • M. Szydłowski
  • B. K. M. Saleem

  - Remote Sensing - Year 2023

  One of the most common types of natural disaster, floods can happen anywhere on Earth, except in the polar regions. The severity of the damage caused by flooding can be reduced by putting proper management and protocols into place. Using remote sensing and a geospatial methodology, this study attempts to identify flood-vulnerable areas of the central district of Duhok, Iraq. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique was...

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