Hydroecology and Engineering

Guide for Authors Submit to HEE

Landscape Dynamics of Fluvial Systems

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024.

Guest Editor (1)

Salvatore Ivo Giano
Prof. Dr. Salvatore Ivo Giano 
Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, via Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100-Potenza, Italy
Interests: Geomorphology; Fluvial Geomorphology; Tectonic Geomorphology; Geological Heritage; Engineering Geology
Website: https://unibas.etrasparenza.it/index.php?id_oggetto=3&id_cat=0&id_doc=54172

Co-Guest Editors (2)

Mario Bentivenga
Prof. Dr. Mario Bentivenga 
Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, via Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100-Potenza, Italy
Interests: Geomorphology; Geological Heritage; Landslides; Soil Erosion
Website: http://docenti.unibas.it/site/home/docente/curriculum.html?m=000550
Eva Pescatore
Dr. Eva Pescatore 
Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, via Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100-Potenza, Italy
Interests: Geology; Geomorphology; Geological Heritage; Field Mapping
Website:

Special Issue Information

Fluvial system represents one of the main natural environment of the earth and its process-form relationships contribute to modeling the physical landscape. Long- to short-term fluvial dynamics is strongly controlled by climate and tectonics interactions which regulated the discharge of channel networks. In addition, large contribution to the modification of fluvial system comes from anthropogenic activities, which in many cases can modify strongly the fluvial landscape. Furthermore, climate changes occurred in the last decades increased fluvial discharges thus triggering high-magnitude events. In this perspective, the analysis of fluvial systems is always relevant and needs to be detailed. 

The questions to answer in the Special Issue are on the role played by climate changes and human activities on the source-to-sink modification of the fluvial landscape.

The new perspective in approaching fluvial systems requires multidisciplinary investigation starting from classical analyses. This means that knowledges coming from researchers must involve experts of several disciplines including geomorphology, ecology, engineering, and economy. Papers which combine field surveys and modeling elaborations, and suggest new multidisciplinary approaches are welcomed.

Keywords:
  • Fluvial Geomorphology; 
  • Depositional VS Denudational Processes; 
  • Fluvial Ecosystems; 
  • Engineering of Fluvial Systems; 
  • Idrology of Drainage Networks;
  • Hydrogeology of Alluvial Plains; 
  • Geoheritage and Geodiversity of Fluvial Systems

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Published Papers (1 Papers)

Open Access

Article

14 October 2026

Multi-Criteria Analysis of Flood Susceptibility in Tropical Rural Areas: Application of the FIGUSED Model to the Kayanga Anambé Basin (Senegal)

The Kayanga-Anambé watershed, located in Haute-Casamance (Senegal), is a strategic area for national food security, yet remains exposed to recurrent flooding that threatens hydro-agricultural developments. This study aims to map flood-susceptibility zones using an integrated approach combining Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with a multi-criteria model built on seven (7) parameters: Flow Accumulation, Rainfall Intensity, Land Use, Geology, Slope, Terrain Elevation, and Distance to drainage (FIGUSED). The methodology relies essentially on cross-referencing morphometric factors (slope, drainage density), climatic factors (rainfall intensity), and anthropogenic factors (land use, infrastructure). Data derived from digital elevation models and Sentinel-2 imagery were processed through an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to weight the influence of each parameter. The results highlight a strong susceptibility of the Anambé basin, exacerbated by gentle slopes and the rapid saturation of hydromorphic soils during monsoon peaks. The high-susceptibility zone (high and very high classes) totals 40.64% of the watershed area, that is 1257.46 km2, corresponding geographically to the Anambé basin and the floodplain of the Kayanga and its tributaries. The most represented class is high susceptibility, at nearly 28%, closely followed by moderate susceptibility at 25.52% of the total area, indicating an overall heightened susceptibility of the watershed to inundation. The resulting susceptibility map thus constitutes an essential decision-support tool for planning agricultural campaigns through SODAGRI and for protecting human settlements in tropical rural areas.

Cheikh Abdoul Aziz Sy Sadio*
Bouly  Sané
Yancouba  Sané
Hydroecol. Eng.
2026,
3
(4), 10012; 
DOI: 10.70322/hee.2026.10012
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