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This chapter intends to provide a better understanding of the problem statement regarding flood events on a global and local scale. Then, the hypothesis and objectives of this research are posed based on methodologies applied in this research. Finally, the work plan and structure of the thesis are presented and showed as a flowchart.
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Ramesh, A. (2013). Rational. In: Response of Flood Events to Land Use and Climate Change. Springer Theses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5527-7_1
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