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Table 4 Changes in water resilience zone when parameters are removed

From: Water resilience mapping of Chennai, India using analytical hierarchy process

S. No.

Parameters removed

Water resilience level

Average (%)

Very low (%)

Low (%)

Moderate (%)

High (%)

Very high (%)

1

Soil depth

− 38.35

− 11.63

− 32.22

 + 112.06

 + 6.45

40.14

2

Geomorphology

− 27

 + 84

− 3

− 78

− 97

57.82

3

Drainage density

 + 59.85

 + 2.91

− 0.99

− 38.23

− 35.48

27.49

4

Depth to groundwater table

 + 30.49

− 10.10

− 11.73

 + 18.99

 + 174.19

49.10

5

Flood inundation

 + 39.33

− 17.06

 + 2.26

− 8.46

− 54.84

24.39

6

Land use/land cover

 + 2.85

− 14.65

− 0.93

 + 17.83

 + 51.61

17.57

7

Underground sewerage network coverage

 + 24.12

 + 5.55

 + 0.24

− 22.54

 + 29.03

16.40

8

Water supply network coverage

 + 31.27

 + 5.21

 + 0.28

− 26.19

− 32.26

19.04

9

Rainfall

− 3.64

 + 3.91

− 12.77

 + 25.41

 + 190.32

47.21

10

Per capita water supply

 + 8.37

− 3.77

− 4.02

 + 8.51

 + 16.13

8.16

11

Distance to waterbodies

 + 4.18

− 3.81

− 3.51

 + 9.90

 + 29.03

10.09

12

Population density

 + 13.17

− 2.08

− 2.18

− 0.78

 + 16.13

6.87

13

Slope

 + 4.81

− 5.43

− 6.66

 + 18.75

 + 25.81

12.29

14

NDVI

 + 2.50

− 1.58

− 1.18

 + 3.04

 + 6.45

2.95

15

NDWI

 + 3.56

 + 0.18

 + 0.71

− 4.01

− 6.45

2.98

  1. Here + denotes increase in the area; − denotes a decrease in the area