Flood safety in delta cities: Development of a comprehensive risk-based model to support decision making on measures against pluvial, riverine and coastal flooding in urban area, with the application to Hoboken, New Jersey

Flood safety in low-lying delta regions has been a challenge of all ages. Societies worldwide have been trying to protect themselves against flood hazards for centuries. Floods in vulnerable urban regions are often caused by heavy rainfall, high river flow, extreme sea levels, or combinations of those three. Currently, there is a lack of tools...