الفهرس 
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Abstract
Flood disaster is considered as a major natural hazard due to its devastating effects on the affected area. This is evident from the increase in damages in the last years due to a series of extreme flood. Recently, the tsunami in south East Asia caused thousand deaths. A survey of the detailed quantitative assessment of the vulnerability of the Nile Delta coast of Egypt to the impacts of SLR and land subsidence is presented. Remote sensing, GIS and modeling techniques are used together with ground-based surveys to assess vulnerability of the most important economic and historic centers along the coast, the governorates of Alexandria, Al Behairah, Kafr el Sheikh and Damietta. The technique has also readily applicable to other vulnerable areas of the coastal zone of Egypt such as the governorate of Suez, Port Said and Matruh for future planning. The results indicate that, the Mediterranean coastal governorates are ranked as low- moderate and high vulnerable to the SLR. Also, in these governorates alone, over 4 million people will have abandon their homes, 0.5 million jobs and tourism income may also be lost due to SLR. The loss of the world famous historic, cultural and archeological sites is unaccountable. The severe land-use interference and the large population involved and conflicting requirements for the development makes it necessary to use decision- support systems based on GIS for future development and planning of these areas. Short- term adaptation measures are also necessary in the frame of the no regrets policy, involving beach nourishment, sand dune fixation, upgrading awareness and building institutional capability in the integrated coastal zone management are highly recommended.