Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 9
1. INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. Research Background 13
1.2. Research Purpose and Objectives 18
1.2.1. Research Questions 19
1.3. Scope 20
1.4. Significance of the Research 21
1.5. Organization of the Thesis 24
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 25
2.1. Urban Policies and Urban Planning Instruments in Algeria 25
2.1.1. Evolution of Urban Policies in Algeria 26
2.1.2. Urban Planning Instruments in Algeria 27
2.2. Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability 29
2.2.1. Hazard 29
2.2.2. Exposure 30
2.2.3. Vulnerability 31
2.3. Urbanization and Flood Risk Vulnerability 32
2.3.1. Flood Control Practices 35
2.3.2. Importance of Vulnerability Assessment 37
2.4. The Inter-Relation between Land Use Planning and Flood Risk Management 39
2.4.1. Creation of Regulations and Enforcement Procedures 40
2.4.2. Floodplain Zoning and Risk Sensitive Approach 41
2.4.3. Planning Permits 41
2.4.4. Building Standards and Codes 42
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 43
3.1. Research Design 43
3.1.1. Document Analysis 44
3.1.2. Interviews 44
3.2. Data Validity 50
3.3. Data Preparation 51
3.4. Thematic Analysis 51
3.5. Integration of Data Sources 51
3.6. Interpretation of Findings 52
3.7. Validity and Reliability 52
4. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS 53
4.1. Flood Risk Management Policy in Algeria 54
4.1.1. Legal and Regulatory Framework 55
4.1.2. Regulation between Land Occupation and Use 56
4.2. Monitoring and Alert System 57
4.3. Institutions and Stakeholders in Flood Risk Management in Algeria 57
4.3.1. National Delegation for Major Risks 58
4.3.2. Civil Protection 58
4.3.3. Public Organizations 58
4.4. Thematic Analysis of Interview Transcripts 61
4.4.1. Summary of Key Findings 62
4.4.2. Significance of the Themes 64
5. CONCLUSIONS 71
5.1. Recommendations 73
5.2. Limits of the Research 75
5.3. Challenges Encountered 75
5.4. Recommendations for Future Studies 76
5.5. Conclusion 76
APPENDICES 78
APPENDIX A1 78
APPENDIX A2 85
APPENDIX B 92
BIBLIOGRAPHY 96
초록 100
Table 1. Disastrous floods with more than 10 casualties (1965-2013) 16
Table 2. Statistics of floods occurred in Algeria from 1965 to 2013 17
Table 3. Reviewed Studies on Floods in Algeria. 23
Table 4. Overview of research participants 49
Table 5. Houses built in flood-prone areas. 56
Table 6. Grouping of Initial Codes to Form Themes. 62
Table 7. Emergent Themes and Research Questions. 63
Figure 1. Evolution of the number of flood-related casualties in Algeria 12
Figure 2. Population growth and changes in urbanization rate in Algeria. 14
Figure 3. Distribution of floods (1912-2017) in Algeria. 19
Figure 4. Risk areas with their vulnerability index. 21
Figure 5. Farmer Curve 30
Figure 6. Urbanization impact on water cycle changes 33
Figure 7. Types of floods in 50 most frequent flooded areas. 35
Figure 8. Examples of floods in Algeria 39
Figure 9. Rainfall stations in Algeria (ONM & ANRH) 59
Figure 10. Algerian weather radar network 60