 {"id":1446,"date":"2025-10-09T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2025-10-09T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:07:11","slug":"floodrisk2025conf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/2025\/10\/09\/floodrisk2025conf\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPRIMAP Poster presentation at the Flood Risk Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>DEPRIMAP Poster presentation at the Flood Risk Conference<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kau.se\/flood-risk-sweden\">Flood Risk Conference 2025<\/a> at Karlstad University, <a href=\"http:\/\/sgveeravalli.com\">Sai Ganesh Veeravalli<\/a> presented a poster titled &#8216;<em>DEPRIMAP: Mapping Deprived Urban Areas at Global Scale<\/em>&#8216;, showcasing the ongoing research from the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-1024x838.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-1536x1257.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1170\/2025\/10\/IMG_0056-2048x1676.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The poster summarised the core vision of DEPRIMAP: developing globally consistent, geospatial methods to map and understand deprived urban areas (DUAs) &#8211; neighbourhoods where inadequate infrastructure and limited access to services increase exposure to environmental hazards. It outlined the <strong>three research phases<\/strong> of the project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mapping<\/strong>: Detecting deprived areas using interpretable indicators from open geospatial data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Population<\/strong>: Improving estimates of people living in DUAs, addressing the chronic undercounting in existing datasets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vulnerability<\/strong>: Linking DUA maps with hazard data (floods, heatwaves, landslides etc) to identify who is most exposed but least represented in planning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Phase I, two key research papers that were recently published were presented: the <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/11076033\"><strong>ISLAND Model<\/strong><\/a>, which uses six indicators to map DUAs across multiple cities, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/isprs-archives.copernicus.org\/articles\/XLVIII-M-7-2025\/245\/2025\/\"><strong>temporal analysis<\/strong><\/a> using Google&#8217;s 2.5D building data that revealed how informal settlements in Nairobi are expanding both horizontally and vertically. A sneak peek of what phase II and III could comprise was also presented in the poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating in the conference was an opportunity to connect DEPRIMAP&#8217;s global-scale work with conversations on urban resilience, risk governance, and sustainable adaptation, emphasising that understanding where and how people live is fundamental to addressing climate risks equitably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sai Ganesh thanks the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kau.se\/en\/csr\">Centre for Societal Risk Research (CSR)<\/a> for the financial support for attending the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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