Research-backed weighting framework
Kazakis, N., Kougias, I., & Patsialis, T. (2015). Assessment of flood hazard areas at a regional scale using an index-based approach and Analytical Hierarchy Process. Science of the Total Environment, 538, 555β563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.055
Used as a principal reference for balancing precipitation, drainage proximity, and terrain-related flood-susceptibility factors within the app's composite score.
Natural and anthropogenic flood factor prioritization
Stefanidis, S., & Stathis, D. (2013). Assessment of flood hazard based on natural and anthropogenic factors using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Natural Hazards, 68, 569β585. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0639-5
Informed the relative prominence of rainfall, slope/elevation, and drainage-related variables in the platform's hazard scoring logic.
GIS-AHP flood hazard mapping in urban settings
GigoviΔ, L., PamuΔar, D., BajiΔ, Z., & Drobnjak, S. (2017). Application of GIS-Interval Rough AHP Methodology for Flood Hazard Mapping in Urban Areas. Water, 9(6), 360. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9060360
Reinforced the significance of river proximity, elevation, and rainfall intensity as defensible flood-hazard indicators in a practical decision-support environment.
Historical risk and resilience context
FEMA National Risk Index / Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool methodology. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/
Supports the use of historical flood frequency and jurisdiction-level hazard context as a bounded component of the overall flood-risk assessment.
Operational hydrologic forecasting context
NOAA / National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service and operational hydrologic forecasting guidance. https://water.noaa.gov/
Supports the emphasis on observed precipitation, antecedent rainfall, and live gauge observations as primary operational indicators of near-term flood potential.