Geographica 45/2 (2014)

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultas Rerum Naturalium December 2014 Geographica 45 | 2
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Flood formation mechanism of the devastating flood in the town of Miziya, Bulgaria in August 2014

Daniela Zlatunova, Panka Babukova

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Received: November 6, 2014
Accepted: December 8, 2014

Abstract
The publication aims to study the factors involved in the formation of the devastating flood in the town of Miziya in the Republic of Bulgaria in August 2014. The natural and anthropogenic flood formation factors in the river basin are researched in details. The flood formation mechanism is researched and the main conclusions about the situation and future flood risk management in the basin are developed. The following scientific research methods are used in the publication: differentiated approach, complex (combinatory) approach, geographical scientific approach (chronological and chorological), mathematical-statistical method and spatial analysis method.

Key words
flood formation mechanism, spatial analysis, Miziya, Bulgaria