NICHES_D3.1.pdf

Inland flooding and water quality community vulnerability maps

This report, Deliverable D3.1, titled 'Inland Flooding and Water Quality Community Vulnerability Maps,' outlines the methodology and theoretical framework for assessing vulnerability in the communities of the three NICHES core cities: Barcelona, Boston, and Rotterdam. It is designed to complement T2.1 by mapping social-hydrological vulnerabilities within socio-ecological-technological systems. For each city, socio-economic, ecosystem quality characteristics, and sewer system configurations, as well as critical areas for unfiltered discharges, have been studied to define key residential, commercial, and infrastructural zones crucial for mitigating inland flooding and CSO vulnerability.