Adoption of ecosystem-based measures in farmlands – new opportunities for flood risk management

The use of flood risk map for flood management (urban area of Nekarood)

Flood is considered as a major threat among natural disasters in the world. This case becomes more important and has a higher risk in urban areas due to the existence of important uses. Therefore, to reduce damages resulted from flood, this phenomenon must be managed and planned using structural and non-structural approaches. Considering the development in Iran has been carried out in high risk...

Mapping the flood-prone areas for developing a flood risk management system in the northeast of Iran

An agent based model for risk-based flood incident management

Effective flood incident management requires successful operation of complex, interacting human and technological systems. A dynamic agent based model of FIM processes has been developed to provide new insights which can be used for policy analysis and other practical applications. The model integrates remotely sensed information on topography, buildings and road networks with empirical survey ...

Non-structural Measures in Urban Flood Management

Issues and Challenges in Flood Risk Management—Editorial for the Special Issue on Flood Risk Management

Recent flood-related disasters (Japan, Thailand, US, Australia) emphasize the need for an effective management of flood risks. As an introduction to this special issue, this editorial summarizes some of the key challenges in the field. Flood risk management needs to recognize the interconnections between infrastructures, economic systems and the role of human factors in assessing and managing t...