Review article "Assessment of economic flood damage"

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. 1697 - 1724
• Main Authors: Merz, B., Kreibich, H., Schwarze, R., Thieken, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 18.08.2010; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Climate change; Data collection; Economics; Environmental risk; Flood control; Flood damage; Floods; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk management; Europe

Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and policy development in the fields of natural hazard management and adaptation planning to climate change. Specifically, the estimation of economic flood damage is gaining greater importance as flood risk manageme...