Understanding Flood Risk and Vulnerability of a Place: Estimating Prospective Loss and Damage Using the HAZUS Model

In the field of flood management, risk and loss estimation is a prerequisite to undertake precautionary measures. Among several available tools, HAZUS model one most effective ones that can assist in analysis different dimensions natural hazards, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis. The hazard portion characterizes spatial variation regimes for given study area. This research attempts illustrate how geoinformatics tool help estimating overall potential damage due floods this knowledge guide decision-making process enhance community resilience. Examining case Rural Municipality St. Andrews Manitoba, Canada, found both ‘Quick Look’ ‘Enhanced Quick analyses provided robust results. However, RM Andrews, which characterized by differing levels exposure on floodplain, where many new housing starts occur high-risk zones, with spatially explicit building stock recommended. demonstrates predict increasing magnitude flooding depth. It thus recognized tools be means future reduction.