During the 20th century, the economic position of oats (Avena sativa L.) decreased strongly
in favour of higher yielding crops including winter wheat and maize. Presently, oat …

Countries all over the world face increasing flood risks because of urbanization and the
effects of climate change. In Europe, flooding is the most common of all natural disasters and …

Diversity in flood risk management approaches is often considered to be a strength.
However, in some national settings, and especially for transboundary rivers, variability and …

Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters and accounts for large numbers of
casualties and a high amount of economic damage worldwide. To be 'flood resilient' …

There is a wealth of literature on the design of ex post compensation mechanisms for natural
disasters. However, more research needs to be done on the manner in which these …

Over decades the concept of integration has been promoted to enhance alignment between
policy domains, and to manage trade-offs and maximize synergies across management …

Data is an important resource for public and private sector agencies who manage flood risk.
Insurance companies use various types of data to assess, categorize, and price a property's …

The growing scale of natural hazards highlights the need for models of governance capable
of addressing risk across administrative boundaries. However, risk governance systems are …

Flood defences are in practice often multi‐used, multi‐managed and multi‐financed. Flood
defence asset management contains technical, organizational and spatial complex issues …

This article aims to analyze the legal framework for flood risk management in Austria,
focusing on planning. Austria's legal basis for flood risk management is fairly complex …