1. St.Genchev*, K.Boyanova*
*National Institiute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, Department of
Geography, acad.G.Bonchev str., bl.No3,Sofia, Bulgaria.
(E-mail: st.genchev85@abv.bg , kboyanova@kig-bg.org)

2. INTRODUCTION
 FLOODS AS HAZARDOUS NATURAL DISASTER
 CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANDSCAPE
FEATURES AND THE QUANTITY OF RIVER WATER

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE YANTRA RIVER BASIN
Figure 1. The Yantra river basin

4.  GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND LANDSCAPE
TYPES IN THE DIVISION OF THE YANTRA RIVER
BASIN
 FEATURES OF THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN
THE AREA

5. FLOODS RISK ASSESSMENT
 ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITIONS
 DESCRIPTION OF DANGEROUS WATER RISES

6. Floods in Yantra river (1991 – 1998).

7. FLOOD RISK MODELING
 DESCRIPTION OF THE CHOSEN APPROACH
 INDICATORS USED FOR THE CREATION OF THE
SPATIAL MODEL
 EXPLANATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE
METHOD USED IN THE MODEL

13. CONCLUSIONS
 AIM OF THE PAPER – VISUALISING THE
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE ABILITY OF
LANDSCAPES TO MAINTAIN WATER LEVELS AND
POTENTIAL RISK OF FLOODING

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