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 …

Flood insurance differs widely in scope and form across Europe. Against the backdrop of rising flood losses a debate … paper we investigate if and how current EU policies influence flood insurance. While the question of supply and demand is at … reflect on the national policy level, by illustrating two conflicting cases of flood insurance: the United Kingdom (UK), where …

model to the 2000 Po river flood. To account for the uncertainty in the induced effects on regional economies, we explored … losses, and ii) the model is able to capture both positive and negative economic effects of a disaster in different areas of …

This paper proposes an application of the analytical path assembled within my PhD research on Disaster Risk Creation … (DRC) in humanitarian contexts, to Flood Risk Management (FRM) planning in Italy. The investigation concerns some key … challenges, for spatial planning and disaster risk management, in understanding, evaluating, and addressing Disaster Risk (DR …

effects on landslides in densely populated districts, as well as reductions in flood-related deaths. …