Which mechanism exacerbates flood risk when constructing buildings within an alluvial fan?

💡 Explanation

When buildings confine alluvial fan channels, channelization intensifies because the natural lateral movement is prevented, creating concentrated high-velocity flows, increasing flood risk. Therefore channel confinement exacerbates flooding, rather than compaction, vegetation removal, or subsidence, which have different impacts on flow dynamics.

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