Actual and potential flood damage: a case study for urban Lismore, NSW, Australia

Smith, D. I.

doi:10.1016/0143-6228(81)90004-7

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“…Most loss models have in common that the direct monetary damage is obtained from the type or use of the building (i.e., residential, commercial, etc.) and the inundation depth [Smith, 1981;Wind et al, 1999;NRC, 2000;Green, 2003;Penning-Rowsell et al, 2005]. Such stage -damage functions are internationally accepted as the standard approach to assess urban flood losses [Smith, 1994].…”

Section: Flood Loss Estimationmentioning

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Assessment of damage caused by high groundwater inundation

Kreibich

Thieken

2008

Water Resources Research

111

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[1] In several cities around the world, problems with rising groundwater levels were reported, but up to now, losses caused by high groundwater levels have been neglected in loss assessment studies. However reliable loss assessments are necessary to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of mitigating measures like groundwater withdrawal and drainage. To improve the knowledge about flood losses and the loss-influencing factors, 1697 households affected by the Elbe and Danube floods in 2002 in Germany were interviewed. Cases affected by a high groundwater level were identified and analyzed in comparison with cases affected by riverine flooding. Inundations due to high groundwater show significantly different impact and damage characteristics in comparison with riverine floods. Most common loss models tested were as such not suitable to estimate losses due to high groundwater. Therefore, new loss models have to be developed. One step in this direction is the development of loss models just on basis of loss data from groundwater flooding. From all such models tested, the multifactorial model FLEMOps+ performed best, confirming that the uncertainty in loss estimation can be reduced if more predictive variables, besides the water level, are taken into consideration. However further research is necessary to investigate the main factors influencing the losses due to groundwater flooding and to develop specific models for their assessment.

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Section: Flood Loss Estimationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of damage caused by high groundwater inundation

Kreibich

Thieken

2008

Water Resources Research

111

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“…However, empirical studies on the effectiveness of early warning and emergency response are rare. One early exception is provided for the flood in Lismore (Australia) in 1974: with a lead time of about 12 h, damage in the residential sector was only 50 %, and in the commercial sector it was only 24 % of the economic damage expected without emergency measures (Smith, 1981). Another example is early warning and response to flash floods in the city of Sondrio, Italy: there it is estimated that responsive action led to a damage reduction of about 10-25 % (Molinari et al, 2013).…”

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New insights into flood warning reception and emergency response by affected parties

Kreibich

Müller²,

Schröter

et al. 2017

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Flood damage can be mitigated if the parties at risk are reached by flood warnings and if they know how to react appropriately. To gain more knowledge about warning reception and emergency response of private households and companies, surveys were undertaken after the August 2002 and the June 2013 floods in Germany. Despite pronounced regional differences, the results show a clear overall picture: in 2002, early warnings did not work well; e.g. many households (27 %) and companies (45 %) stated that they had not received any flood warnings. Additionally, the preparedness of private households and companies was low in 2002, mainly due to a lack of flood experience. After the 2002 flood, many initiatives were launched and investments undertaken to improve flood risk management, including early warnings and an emergency response in Germany. In 2013, only a small share of the affected households (5 %) and companies (3 %) were not reached by any warnings. Additionally, private households and companies were better prepared. For instance, the share of companies which have an emergency plan in place has increased from 10 % in 2002 to 34 % in 2013. However, there is still room for improvement, which needs to be triggered mainly by effective risk and emergency communication. The challenge is to continuously maintain and advance an integrated early warning and emergency response system even without the occurrence of extreme floods.

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“…It has been widely accepted that people who experienced natural hazards and their impacts are willing and able to reduce their individual susceptibility considerable (e.g., Smith, 1981;Wind et al, 1999). However, since half-life of knowledge is very short, information about natural hazards and their damage potential to exposed values at risk should be repeatedly provided by communities, e.g.…”

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Local protection against mountain hazards – state of the art and future needs

Holub

Hübl

2008

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. During the last decades, settlement activities increased in European mountain regions. Due to the scarceness of areas suitable for development, residential estates were extended into areas endangered by natural hazards such as mass movements. These settlements generally show a considerable vulnerability to tangible assets.Integral risk management strategies to reduce the vulnerability to tangible assets are presented for the assessment of such endangered areas. Conventional mitigation and local structural measures are discussed with respect to the necessary delimitation of endangered areas, the preparedness of people and possible financial prevention. According to different natural hazard processes (flash floods with and without bedload transport, debris flows, land slides, rock falls and avalanches) and various structural elements of buildings, a catalogue of local structural measures is presented with respect to occurring process impacts and protection objectives. Thereby, different local structural measures are classified and recommended according to a possible implementation for newly-erected buildings and for upgrading existing buildings, respectively. Based on these recommendations, future needs for a sustainable and comprehensive reduction of risk in settlement areas endangered by mass movements are outlined. Above all, this includes a prescription of building codes and the re-introduction of an obligatory final inspection of buildings.

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Actual and potential flood damage: a case study for urban Lismore, NSW, Australia

Cited by 56 publications

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Assessment of damage caused by high groundwater inundation

Assessment of damage caused by high groundwater inundation

New insights into flood warning reception and emergency response by affected parties

Local protection against mountain hazards – state of the art and future needs

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