Kreibich, Heidi; Thieken, Annegret - In: Natural Hazards 51 (2009) 3, pp. 423-436
situation enables a comparison of the preparedness of authorities and households in the flood endangered city of Dresden in 2002 … August 2002, the flood risk awareness and flood preparedness of authorities and households in Dresden was low. The inundation … measures. The severe flood situation as well as the low flood preparedness led to tremendous damage, e.g., losses to …