Issues and Challenges in Flood Risk Management—Editorial for the Special Issue on Flood Risk Management
Recent flood-related disasters (Japan, Thailand, US, Australia) emphasize the need for an effective management of flood risks. As an introduction to this special issue, this editorial summarizes some of the key challenges in the field. Flood risk management needs to recognize the interconnections be...
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Published in | Water (Basel) Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 785 - 792 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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MDPI AG
01.12.2012
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Summary: | Recent flood-related disasters (Japan, Thailand, US, Australia) emphasize the need for an effective management of flood risks. As an introduction to this special issue, this editorial summarizes some of the key challenges in the field. Flood risk management needs to recognize the interconnections between infrastructures, economic systems and the role of human factors in assessing and managing the risk. The challenge for flood management in the future is to develop robust and resilient solutions that perform well in uncertain future conditions. |
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ISSN: | 2073-4441 2073-4441 |
DOI: | 10.3390/w4040785 |