The contribution of disaster management to integrated flood risk management strategies: lessons learned from the Netherlands

The contribution of disaster management to integrated flood risk management strategies: lessons learned from the Netherlands

Kolen, B. (TU Delft Safety and Security Science; HKV Consultants)
van Alphen, J

2017

An integrated flood risk management (IFRM) strategy consist of a comprehensive set of measures to reduce the risk: protective measures (to reduce the probability of a flood), and land use planning and disaster management (to reduce the consequences of a flood. In the Netherlands this is called a ‘multiple layer safety approach’, other countries refer to ‘multiple lines of defence’. In the development of IFRM strategies one of the main challenges is to define the contribution of disaster management to the reduction of risk, especially when experience with floods is rare and flood awareness is limited.

floodrisk management
disaster management
evacuation strategy

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26-30

7th International Conference on Flood Management 2017, 2017-09-05 → 2017-09-07, Leeds, United Kingdom

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