Flood damage assessments are often based on Stage-Damage Curve (SDC) models that estimate economic damage as a function … of flood characteristics, typically flood depths, and land use. SDCs are developed through site-specific analysis but … developed elsewhere, even if empirical damage reports are collected after every major flood event. In this paper we tested …

This chapter describes tools and a methodology to model wind and flood risks from tropical storms under present and … used in risk assessments to estimate extent of and damages from flooding and erosion. Further, such flood risk models can … datasetsto provide recommendations for assessing flood attenuation of mangroves. The results and data developed in these …