Latest Research Publications
This page is designed to be an inventory of the latest research publications focusing on flood resiliency and flood mitigation topics. The publications are grouped into categories for ease of searching.
Publication Spotlights
Flood Extent Mapping: An Integrated Method Using Deep Learning and Region Growing Using UAV Optical Data
Leila Hashemi-Beni, Asmamaw A. Gebrehiwot | NC A&T | 2021
Leila Hashemi-Beni, an Assistant Professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Asmamaw A. Gebrehiwot, a Data Science Postdoc Scholar, authored this article in an attempt to address the problem of current flood extent mapping technologies being unable to extract floods underneath vegetation canopies. Hashemi-Beni and Gebrehiwot introduce an integrated convolutional neural network and region growing method to map flooded areas that are both visible and hidden underneath vegetation. This method could be essential to supporting effective flood emergency response and recovery techniques. The study area for this article is the North Carolina towns of Princeville, Lumberton, and Fair Bluff, all of which were devastated by hurricanes such as Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018.
The Power of Place in Disaster Recovery: Heritage-based Practice in the Post-Matthew Landscape of Princeville, North Carolina
Lindsey Naylor, Virginia Fall, Andrew Fox | NC State University | 2020
Andrew Fox, a Professor in North Carolina State University’s College of Natural Resources, collaborated on this paper with landscape designers Lindsey Naylor of Design Workshop, Inc. and Virginia Fall of GroundLevel, Inc. This article describes work coordinated by NCSU design faculty in partnership with the town of Princeville, NC to create a more successful and equitable post-disaster recovery process that incorporates the power of place attachment and the role of the land as a vehicle for resilience and healing, while negating the object-oriented standards of traditional historic preservation.
Hurricane Flooding and Gastrointestinal Illness in North Carolina
A. J. Quist, M. D. Fliss, D. B. Richardson, P. L. Delamater, and L. S. Engel | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
This article was collaborated on by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers, including researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Health Epidemiology Department and from the Department of Geography. Researchers calculated the percent area flooded in each NC zip code after Hurricane Florence in 2018 and compared acute gastrointestinal illness-related emergency department visits in flooded zip codes with zip codes that did not experience flooding. They found that Hurricane Florence flooding was associated with an increase in AGI rates, especially among population groups such as children and American Indians.
Categories
Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Plain Groundwater to Flood Water Intrusion Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Hayden Rudd | NC State University | 2021
*Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, North Carolina, Flood: An Interdisciplinary Approach
John W.vdL.; Peacock, W.G.; Mitrani-Reise, J.; Rosenheim, N.; Deniz, D.; Dillard, M.; Tomiczek, T.; Koliou, M.; Graettinger, A.; Crawford, P.S.; Harrison, K.; Barbosa, A.; Tobin, J.; Helgeson, J.; Peek, L.; Memari, M.; Sutley, E.J.; Hamideh S.; Gu, D.; Cauffman, S.; Fung, J. | Texas A&M | 2020
Enhanced Hydrologic Monitoring Using Fiber Optics – Implementing Distributed Temperature Sensing to Uncover Flow Paths and Groundwater Interactions in Stormwater Conveyance Structures
DeBell, T.; Sayde, C.; Doll, B. | NC State University | 2020
Flood Extent Mapping: An Integrated Method Using Deep Learning and Region Growing Using UAV Optical Data
Leila Hashemi-Beni, Asmamaw A. Gebrehiwot | NC A&T | 2021
A Hidden Markov Tree Model for Flood Extent Mapping in Heavily Vegetated Areas based on High Resolution Aerial Imagery and DEM: A Case Study on Hurricane Matthew Floods
Zhe Jiang, Arpan Man Sainju | University of Alabama | 2020
Modeling Compound Flooding from Hurricane Florence Using ADCIRC
Brian O Blanton, John Ratcliff, Youcan Feng, Rick Luettich | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Three-Dimensional Inundation Mapping Using UAV Image Segmentation and Digital Surface Model
Asmamaw A Gebrehiwot, Leila Hashemi-Beni | NC A&T | 2021
Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Evaluate the Impact of Hurricane Florence in 2018 on Water Quality of North Carolina Coastal Aquifers
Rudd, H. ; Nichols, E. G. ; Shea, D. ; Genereux, D. P. ; Neal, A. ; Wilson, N. ; Xia, X. R. | NC State University | 2020
Finding Voices in the Floods of Freedom Hill: Innovating Solutions in Princeville, North Carolina
Cynthia A. Grace-McCaskey, Susan C. Pearce, Lynn Harris, Mamadi Corra & Kayla J. Evans | ECSU | 2021
From Abstract Futures to Concrete Experiences: How Does Political Ideology Interact with Threat Perception to Affect Climate Adaptation Decisions?
Nora Louise Schwaller, Sophie Kelmenson, Todd K. BenDor, Danielle Spurlock | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
The Power of Place in Disaster Recovery: Heritage-based Practice in the Post-Matthew Landscape of Princeville, North Carolina
Lindsey Naylor, Virginia Fall, Andrew Fox | NC State University | 2020
Uncovering climate (in)justice with an adaptive capacity assessment: A multiple case study in rural coastal North Carolina
Matthew Jurjonas, Erin Seekamp, Louie Rivers III, Bethany Cutts | NC State University | 2020
Addressing Needs in Observed and Simulated Storm Surge Data for Uncertainty Quantification
Taylor Asher, Rick Luettich, Jennifer L Irish, Pulong Ma, Michelle Bensi, Donald Resio | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Assessing Compound Flooding From Landfalling Tropical Cyclones on the North Carolina Coast
Avantika Gori, Ning Lin, James Smith | Princeton | 2020
*Community Flood Vulnerability and Risk Assessment: An Empirical Predictive Modeling Approach
Yi Victor Wang, Antonia Sebastian | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
Downscaling of Real-Time Coastal Flooding Predictions for Decision Support
C. A.. Rucker; N. Tull; J. C. Dietrich; T. E. Langan; H. Mitasova; B. O. Blanton; J. G. Fleming & R. A. Luettich Jr | NC State University | 2021
Forecasting of Future Flooding and Risk Assessment under CMIP6 Climate Projection in Neuse River, North Carolina
Indira Pokhrel, Ajay Kalra, Md Mafuzur Rahaman, and Ranjeet Thakali | Southern Illinois | 2020
High-Resolution Flood Risk Approach to Quantify the Impact of Policy Change on Flood Losses at Community-Level
Omar M. Nofal, John W. van de Lindt | Colorado State | 2021
The Role of Beach State and the Timing of Pre-Storm Surveys in Determining the Accuracy of Storm Impact Assessments
Jessamin A. Straub, Antonio B. Rodriguez, Richard A. Luettich, Laura J. Moore, Michael Itzkin, Justin T. Ridge, Alexander C. Seymour, David W. Johnston, Ethan J. Theuerkauf | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Sea Level Rise in North Carolina – Strategies for Mitigating Flood Risk
David Nimer | Duke | 2020
Spatial Analysis of Flood Susceptibility Throughout Currituck County, North Carolina
Jason Giovannettone, Siva Sangameswaran, Chris Maderia and Brian Batten | Virginia | 2020
Typology of Hazard Event Severity Metrics for Multi-Hazard Research
Yi Victor Wang, Antonia Sebastian | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
*Community Flood Vulnerability and Risk Assessment: An Empirical Predictive Modeling Approach
Yi Victor Wang, Antonia Sebastian | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
Probabilistic Flood Loss Assessment at the Community Scale: Case Study of 2016 Flooding in Lumberton, North Carolina
Omar M. Nofal, John W. van de Lindt | Colorado State | 2020
Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Salmonella enterica in Rural Areas of North Carolina After Hurricane Florence in 2018
Yuqing Mao, Mohamed Zeineldin, Moiz Usmani, Sital Uprety, Joanna L. Shisler, Antarpreet Jutla, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Thanh H. Nguyen | University of Illinois | 2020
Examining Coastal Dynamics and Recreational Water Quality by Quantifying Multiple Sewage Specific Markers in a North Carolina Estuary
Justin D. Hart, A. Denene Blackwood, Rachel T. Noble | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Hurricane Flooding and Gastrointestinal Illness in North Carolina
A. J. Quist, M. D. Fliss, D. B. Richardson, P. L. Delamater, and L. S. Engel | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Microbial Contamination in Environmental Waters of Rural and Agriculturally-Dominated Landscapes Following Hurricane Florence
Angela R. Harris, Emine N. Fidan, Natalie G. Nelson, Ryan E. Emanuel, Theo Jass, Sophia Kathariou, Jeffrey Niedermeyer, Mahmoud Sharara, Francis Lajara de los Reyes III, Diego A. Riveros-Iregui, and Jill R. Stewart | NC State University | 2021
Search for Campylobacter spp. Reveals High Prevalence and Pronounced Genetic Diversity of Arcobacter butzleri in Floodwater Samples Associated with Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, USA
Jeffrey A. Niedermeyer, William G. Miller, Emma Yee, Angela Harris, Ryan E. Emanuel, Theo Jass, Natalie Nelson, and Sophia Kathariou | NC State University | 2020
Integrating Culture and Molecular Quantification of Microbial Contaminants into a Predictive Modeling Framework in a Low-Lying, Tidally-Influenced Coastal Watershed
Matthew T. Price, Angelia D. Blackwood, Rachel T. Noble | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
A Framework for Planning and Evaluating the Role of Urban Stream Restoration for Improving Transportation Resilience to Extreme Rainfall Events
Barbara A. Doll, J. Jack Kurki-Fox, and Daniel E. Line | NC State University | 2020
Natural Infrastructure Practices as Potential Flood Storage and Reduction for Farms and Rural Communities in the North Carolina Coastal Plain
Meredith Hovis, Joseph Chris Hollinger, Frederick Cubbage, Theodore Shear, Barbara Doll, J. Jack Kurki-Fox, Daniel Line, Andrew Fox, Madalyn Baldwin, Travis Klondike, Michelle Lovejoy, Bryan Evans, Jaclyn West, and Thomas Potter | NC State University | 2021
*Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, North Carolina, Flood: An Interdisciplinary Approach
John W.vdL.; Peacock, W.G.; Mitrani-Reise, J.; Rosenheim, N.; Deniz, D.; Dillard, M.; Tomiczek, T.; Koliou, M.; Graettinger, A.; Crawford, P.S.; Harrison, K.; Barbosa, A.; Tobin, J.; Helgeson, J.; Peek, L.; Memari, M.; Sutley, E.J.; Hamideh S.; Gu, D.; Cauffman, S.; Fung, J. | Texas A&M | 2020
Assessing the Full Costs of Floodplain Buyouts
William Curran-Groome, Hallee Haygood, Miyuki Hino, Todd BenDor, David Salvesen | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
Floodplain Buyouts and Municipal Finance
Todd K. BenDor; David Salvesen; Christian Kamrath; and Brooke Ganser | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
A Review of Funding Mechanisms for US Floodplain Buyouts
Kelsey Peterson, Emily Apadula, David Salvesen, Miyuki Hino, Rebecca Kihslinger, Todd K. BenDor | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Flood Flow Frequency Analysis to Estimate Potential Floodplain Nitrogen Treatment during Overbank Flow Events in Urban Stream Restoration Projects
Barbara A. Doll 1, J. Jack Kurki-Fox, Jonathan L. Page, Natalie G. Nelson and Jeffrey P. Johnson | NC State University | 2020
A Method for Probabilistic Surge Forecasting with High-Fidelity Models
Matthew Plumlee, Won Chang, Matthew V. Bilskie, Rick A. Luettich | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2021
Pulsed Terrestrial Organic Carbon Persists in an Estuarine Environment After Major Storm Events
Asmala, E.; Osburn, C.; Paerl, R.; Paerl, H. | NC State University | 2020
Recent Increases of Rainfall and Flooding from Tropical Cyclones (TCs) in North Carolina (USA): Implications for Organic Matter and Nutrient Cycling in Coastal Watersheds
Hans W. Paerl, Nathan S. Hall, Alexandria G. Hounshell, Karen L. Rossignol, Malcolm A. Barnard, Richard A. Luettich Jr., Jacob C. Rudolph, Christopher L. Osburn, Jerad Bales & Lawrence W. Harding Jr. | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Simulating Coupled Surge and River Flow and its Influence on Compound Inundation in an Idealized Test Case
Youcan Feng, Brian Blanton, Rick Luettich, John Ratcliff | UNC-Chapel Hill | 2020
Storm-Driven Erosion and Inundation of Barrier Islands from Dune-To Region-Scales
Alireza Gharagozlou, Joel Casey Dietrich, Ayse Karancia, Richard A. Luettich, Margery F. Overton | NC State University | 2020
Use of Geospatial, Hydrologic, and Geochemical Modeling to Determine the Influence of Wetland-Derived Organic Matter in Coastal Waters in Response to Extreme Weather Events
Jacob C. Rudolph, Carli A. Arendt, Alexandria G. Hounshell, Hans W. Paerl, and Christopher L. Osburn | NC State University | 2020