TASK 8 – FLOOD INUNDATION MODELLING - MODEL CHOICE AND PROPER APPLICATION

This report contains the results of Task 8 of the floodsite project. It provides information on different types of inundation models and how they should be applied, given the type of area and research questions that need to be answered.

Flood damage, vulnerability and risk perception - challenges for flood damage research

The current state-of-the-art in flood damage analysis mainly focuses on the economic evaluation of tangible flood effects. It is contended in this discussion paper that important economic, social and ecological aspects of flood-related vulnerabilities are neglected. It is a challenge for flood research to develop a wider perspective for flood...