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Category Text Publication
Reference Category Book chapters
DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-01488-9_23
Title (Primary) The economics and management of flood risk in Germany
Title (Secondary) Urban water management for future cities : technical and institutional aspects from Chinese and German perspective
Author Meyer, V.; Schwarze, R.
Publisher Köster, S.; Reese, M.; Zuo, J.
Source Titel Future City
Year 2019
Department OEKON
Volume Vol. 12
Page From 473
Page To 495
Language englisch
Keywords Flood damage; Intangible and indirect effects; Risk assessment; Data requirements; Prioritisation methods
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Abstract Assessing the economic impacts of flooding is a crucial part of identifying appropriate flood risk management options as required by the EU flood management directive. This chapter describes methods for assessing economic flood damage. To begin, some fundamental issues are discussed: Which types of economic flood damage should be taken into account? What kind of information is necessary in general for assessing flood damage in monetary terms, and what is the general procedure for calculating economic flood damage? Having clarified these questions, the methodological challenges posed by economic flood risk management are described. This includes the indirect impacts, i.e. induced loss to customers and suppliers of good and services damaged by floods, and intangible impacts, i.e. the impacts of flooding on mortality and morbidity and the environment. Ways to deal with the persistent uncertainty in damage and risk assessments are discussed in the following chapter. The findings in this chapter will be evaluated in relation to flood risk management practices in Germany, based on examples from Saxony.
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Meyer, V., Schwarze, R. (2019):
The economics and management of flood risk in Germany
In: Köster, S., Reese, M., Zuo, J. (eds.)
Urban water management for future cities : technical and institutional aspects from Chinese and German perspective
Future City Vol. 12
Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 473 - 495 10.1007/978-3-030-01488-9_23