A methodology for health impact assessment during pluvial flooding : a case study of the Sukhumvit area in Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Author | Siculaba, Juan Camilo Polania |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UWEM-15-08 |
| Subject(s) | Floods--Risk assessment--Thailand--Bangkok Floods--Health aspects--Thailand--Bangkok |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Water Engineering and Management jointly offered by the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and UNESCO–IHE, The Netherlands |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Less attention has been paid to waterborne infections during pluvial flooding. Some studies have tried to link the risk of waterborne diseases for different flood conditions; however, there is not a clear method on how to approach this relation in space and time. This research focuses on the development of a new methodology to determine the likelihood and magnitude of the risk of waterborne infections during a pluvial flooding, in a spatial and temporal variation. Based on the document “Health Impacts Model” from the CORFU project, an additional application of the hydrodynamic advection-dispersion modeling though MIKE software is included for the first time in Bangkok, Thailand. It is also added a new concept of dynamic vulnerability on the streets, which depends on the number of people at certain time of the day. The degree of risk regarding waterborne infections is evaluated for different precipitation scenarios, showing its variability in time and space at the Sukhumvit area. Through this methodology, itis encouraged to strengthen the modeling of waterborne infections in floods, mainly in areas where this health impact is evident in the community, to ease the visualization and the decision making process. |
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) + School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sutat Weesakul;Vojinovic, Zoran;Babel, Mukand S.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Thammarat Koottatep;Shrestha, Sangam;Hammond, Michael John; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship;UNESCO-IHE; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology - UNESCO-IHE, 2015 |