Evolutionary leap in large-scale flood risk assessment needed
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Vorogushyn, S., Bates, P., de Bruijn, K., Castellarin, A., Kreibich, H., Priest, S., Schröter, K., Bagli, S., Blöschl, G., Domeneghetti, A., Gouldby, B., Klijn, F., Lammersen, R., Neal, J., Ridder, N., Terink, W., Viavattene, C., Viglione, A., Zanardo, S. and Merz, B. 2018. Evolutionary leap in large-scale flood risk assessment needed. WIREs Water. 5 (2), p. e1266. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1266
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Title | Evolutionary leap in large-scale flood risk assessment needed |
Authors | Vorogushyn, S., Bates, P., de Bruijn, K., Castellarin, A., Kreibich, H., Priest, S., Schröter, K., Bagli, S., Blöschl, G., Domeneghetti, A., Gouldby, B., Klijn, F., Lammersen, R., Neal, J., Ridder, N., Terink, W., Viavattene, C., Viglione, A., Zanardo, S. and Merz, B. |
Abstract | Current approaches for assessing large-scale flood risks contravene the fundamental principles of the flood risk system functioning because they largely ignore basic interactions and feedbacks between atmosphere, catchments, river-floodplain systems and socio-economic processes. As a consequence, risk analyses are uncertain and might be biased. However, reliable risk estimates are required for prioritizing national investments in flood risk mitigation or for appraisal and management of insurance portfolios. We review several examples of process interactions and highlight their importance in shaping spatio-temporal risk patterns. We call for a fundamental redesign of the approaches used for large-scale flood risk assessment. They need to be capable to form a basis for large-scale flood risk management and insurance policies worldwide facing the challenge of increasing risks due to climate and global change. In particular, implementation of the European Flood Directive needs to be adjusted for the next round of flood risk mapping and development of flood risk management plans focussing on methods accounting for more process interactions in flood risk systems. |
Research Group | Flood Hazard Research Centre |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | WIREs Water |
ISSN | 2049-1948 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 29 Dec 2017 |
16 Feb 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 12 Jan 2018 |
Accepted | 03 Nov 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Vorogushyn S, Bates PD, KdeBruijn, et al. Evolutionary leap in large-scale flood risk assessment needed. WIREs Water. 2018;5:e1266. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1266, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1266. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Additional information | Volume 5, Issue 2, March/April 2018, Article number = e1266 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1266 |
Language | English |
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