Spatiotemporal Analysis of Material Stock and Flow on Construction Sector in Flood Hazard Areas

Abstract

 Understanding the stock and flow on construction sector in flood hazard areas is important for assessing future flood damage and considering land use regulations in flood hazard areas. This study estimated material stock and flow on construction sector at the individual building level and revealed the trends in flood hazard areas. As a result, the building stock in flood hazard areas increased from 2003 to 2020, accounting for approximately 42% of the total national building stock. Especially, the stock of non-durable low-rise wooden buildings in hazard areas with flooding depth of over 3 meters had reached over 195 million tons nationwide by 2020. It was evident that the stock turnover rate is similar both inside and outside flood hazard areas, indicating that buildings have been constructed without considering flood risk.