Abstract
Understanding the change in hydrological response due to urban dynamics is important for better flood preparedness and future sustainable urban planning. This study investigated the influence of urban land cover change on spatiotemporal changes in flood peak discharge and flood volume within a rapidly urbanizing catchment located in Beijing, China. We used Landsat satellite data ranging from 1986 to 2017 to monitor and quantify urban growth. Moreover, the Hydrological Modeling System (HEC-HMS) coupled with meteorological data was utilized to examine the impact of urban growth on hydrological responses. The results revealed that major changes in land use/cover (LULC) were detected in the urban landscape, which increased from 25.22% to 65.48% of the total catchment area, while agricultural land decreased from 64.85% to 25.28% during 1986–2017. The flood peak discharge and flood volume average of the three rainstorms events reached 7.02% and 11.93%, respectively. Furthermore, the changes in flood peak discharge and flood volume were more obvious at the sub-catchment scale. These findings indicate that urban growth enhanced the possible flooding risk in the study catchment. This study improves the understanding of the isolated impacts of urbanization on flooding and provides essential information for sustainable urban planning.
Funder
National Key Research and Development Program of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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6 articles.
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