Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

Floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, which are highly complex to model.
The research on the advancement of flood prediction models contributed to risk reduction …

Climate change and socioeconomic developments are increasing the frequency and
severity of floods. Flood management is widely recognized as an effective way to reduce the …

The behaviour of individuals, businesses, and government entities before, during, and
immediately after a disaster can dramatically affect the impact and recovery time. However …

Most research on hydrological risks focuses either on flood risk or drought risk, whilst floods
and droughts are two extremes of the same hydrological cycle. To better design disaster risk …

Flood risk assessment is an important task for disaster management activities in flood-prone
areas. Therefore, it is crucial to develop accurate flood risk assessment maps. In this study …

This review provides a broad overview of the current state of flood research, current
challenges, and future directions. Beginning with a discussion of flood-generating …

In flood risk management, a shift can be observed toward more integrated approaches that
increasingly address the role of private households in implementing flood damage …

Managing flood risk, ie both the hazard and the potential consequences, is an important
aspect of adapting to global change and has gained much traction in recent decades. As a …

Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and
policy development in the fields of natural hazard management and adaptation planning to …