Floodplains in the Anthropocene: A Global Analysis of the Interplay Between Human Population, Built Environment, and Flood Severity

This study presents a global explanatory analysis of the interplay between severity flood losses and human presence in floodplain areas. In particular, we relate economic fatalities caused by floods during 1990–2000, with changes population built-up areas floodplains 2000–2015 exploiting archives. We found that increased period for majority analyzed countries, albeit frequent previous 1990–2000. some however, decreased 2000–2015, following more severe occurred 1975–2000. Our shows (i) low-income after high fatalities; while (ii) upper-middle high-income losses. this study, also provide general framework to advance knowledge human-flood interactions support development sustainable policies measures risk management disaster reduction.