Challenges of torrential flood risk management in Serbia

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...

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

Disaster Risk Management in the Iranian Hospitals: Challenges and Solutions

Background and Aim: Hospital disaster risk management accreditation standards have been developed since 2016. However, the country's hospitals are still not well prepared in this regard. This study aimed to identify the implementation challenges of the disaster Risk Management Program in the country's hospitals and provide solutions to improve it. Methods: This study was conducted as qualitativ...

Flood Risk Management in Rivers and Torrents