1. Applying the Flood Vulnerability Index as a Knowledge base for flood risk assessment
- Author
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Balica, S.F., Wright, N.G., and Mynett, A.E.
- Subjects
vulnerability indices ,vulnerability to floods ,parametric approach ,flood susceptibility ,spatial scales ,physically based models ,flood exposure ,flood resilience ,Floods ,risk - Abstract
Floods are one of the most common and widely distributed natural risks to life and property worldwide. An important part of modern flood risk management is to evaluate vulnerability to floods. This evaluation can be done only by using a parametric approach. Worldwide there is a need to enhance our understanding of vulnerability and to also develop methodologies and tools to assess vulnerability. One of the most important goals of assessing flood vulnerability is to create a readily understandable link between the theoretical concepts of flood vulnerability and the day-to-day decision-making process and to encapsulate this link in an easily accessible tool.
- Published
- 2012