Dataset on the expansion and consolidation of flooded settlements in the Dosso Region, Niger.

ABSTRACT: Flood risk reduction at the local scale requires knowledge of the settlements which are most exposed to floods, and those where the existing measures are insufficient to handle the threats. The knowledge on spatial dynamics of the flooded human settlements is limited, especially that of the smaller ones, such as the settlements in the sub-Saharan Africa. The dataset on 122 flooded settlements in the Dosso Region (Niger) offers information on: the built-up area and the number of buildings with corrugated iron roofs in 2004, 2012, and 2019 (average dates), the type of human settlements (city, rural town, village, or hamlet), the flood dates and the number of buildings collapsed between 2011 and 2019. The data on the built-up area and the number of buildings with corrugated iron roofs were ex

SUBMITTER: Tiepolo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature