Assessing Urban Vulnerability to Flooding: A Framework to Measure Resilience Using Remote Sensing Approaches
, Stephen Morse 1, Richard Murphy 1, Sarah Middlemiss 2 and Dimitrios Michelakis 2
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
In general:
The article is thematically suitable for Sustainability magazine. It has a suitable structure, and the findings presented are beneficial. Formal editing of the article is mostly appropriate.
Partial comments:
- Five-point classification scales were used to evaluate the exposure and sensitivity of the evaluated area. The Adaptation assessment was performed differently (the classification scale was probably not used). The authors should specify in more detail in the article how Adaptation was evaluated.
- The Adaptation section shall take into account the presence of medical facilities, police stations, and fire stations. However, it is not only their presence that is important, but also their staff (eg larger or smaller) and technical equipment (eg larger or smaller). Have the authors considered these aspects? If not, would it not be appropriate to develop the presented Visual Indicator Framework for Resilience (VIFOR) method in this way?
- The horizontal axis of figure 7 is marked with the numbers 1 to 5 Score. The vertical axis of the image is labeled Count or Count of score. Why do the vertical axis designations of the images differ? The authors should better explain the meaning of the axes in the text. Figure 7 is not clearly visible. Authors should adjust the image format.
- The authors applied the VIFOR method to areas of 1 m2. I recommend that the authors present in a simple form the time and personnel complexity of the method with regard to its possible use for larger areas of cities.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The article described a very good result and concept. Deserves to be published with a few additions. [1] Add in more detail about the urgency of the research; [2] If possible please also add the research flow diagram (research step)
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Reviewer 3 Report
The theoretical aspects of vulnerability and flood management need to be improved.
The literature review of theories of vulnerability, exposure, resilience and flood management is weak. Need to include them.
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