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Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions.

Volume highlights include:

  • Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner
  • Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. publi

    Table of Contents

    Contributors vii

    Preface xi

    Acknowledgments xv

    Part I: Introduction

    1 Overview of the United Nations Global Loss Data Collection Initiative
    Julio Serje 3

    2 Technical Recommendations for Standardizing Loss Data
    Daniele Ehrlich, Christina Corbane, and Tom De Groeve 17

    Part II: Data Storage

    3 Overview of Loss Data Storage at Global Scale
    Roberto Rudari, Marco Massabo, and Tatiana Bedrina 33

    4 Direct and Insured Flood Damage in the United States
    Melanie Gall 53

    5 HOWAS21, the German Flood Damage Database
    Heidi Kreibich, Annegret Thieken, Soren-Nils Haubrock, and Kai Schroter 65

    Part III: Data Collection

    6 Best Practice of Data Collection at the Local Scale: The RISPOSTA Procedure
    Nicola Berni, Daniela Molinari, Francesco Ballio, Guido Minucci, and Carolina Arias Munoz 79

    7 Data Collection for a Better Understanding of What Causes Flood Damage–Experiences with Telephone Surveys
    Annegret Thieken, Heidi Kreibich, Meike Muller, and Jessica Lamond 95

    8 Utilizing Post]Disaster Surveys to Understand the Social Context of Floods–Experiences from Northern Australia
    David King and Yetta Gurtner 107

    9 Understanding Crowdsourcing and Volunteer Engagement: Case Studies for Hurricanes, Data Processing, and Floods
    Shadrock Roberts and Tiernan Doyle 121

    Part IV: Data Analysis

    10 After the Flood Is Before the Next Flood: The Post]Event Review Capability Methodology Developed by Zurich’s Flood Resilience Alliance
    Michael Szoenyi, Kanmani Venkateswaran, Adriana Keating, and Karen MacClune 137

    11 Defining Complete Post]Flood Scenarios to Support Risk Mitigation Strategies
    Scira Menoni, Funda Atun, Daniela Molinari, Guido Minucci, and Nicola Berni 151

    12 Rebuild and Improve Queensland: Continuous Improvement After the 2010–2011 Floods in Australia
    Brendan Moon 173

    13 Forensic Disaster Analysis of Flood Damage at Commercial and Industrial Firms
    Martin Dolan, Nicholas Walliman, Shahrzad Amouzad, and Ray Ogden 195

    Part V: Information and Communication Technology Tools

    14 Response to Flood Events: The Role of Satellite]based Emergency Mapping and the Experience of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service
    Andrea Ajmar, Piero Boccardo, Marco Broglia, Jan Kucera, Fabio Giulio]Tonolo, and Annett Wania 213

    15 Data Collection and Analysis at Local Scale: The Experience within the Poli]RISPOSTA Project
    Carolina Arias Munoz, Mirjana Mazuran, Guido Minucci, Danilo Ardagna, and Maria Brovelli 229

    Conclusions
    Daniela Molinari, Scira Menoni, and Francesco Ballio 247

    Index 257

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 18/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9781119217923, 978-1119217923
      ISBN10: 111921792X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions.

      Volume highlights include:

      • Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner
      • Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. publi

        Table of Contents

        Contributors vii

        Preface xi

        Acknowledgments xv

        Part I: Introduction

        1 Overview of the United Nations Global Loss Data Collection Initiative
        Julio Serje 3

        2 Technical Recommendations for Standardizing Loss Data
        Daniele Ehrlich, Christina Corbane, and Tom De Groeve 17

        Part II: Data Storage

        3 Overview of Loss Data Storage at Global Scale
        Roberto Rudari, Marco Massabo, and Tatiana Bedrina 33

        4 Direct and Insured Flood Damage in the United States
        Melanie Gall 53

        5 HOWAS21, the German Flood Damage Database
        Heidi Kreibich, Annegret Thieken, Soren-Nils Haubrock, and Kai Schroter 65

        Part III: Data Collection

        6 Best Practice of Data Collection at the Local Scale: The RISPOSTA Procedure
        Nicola Berni, Daniela Molinari, Francesco Ballio, Guido Minucci, and Carolina Arias Munoz 79

        7 Data Collection for a Better Understanding of What Causes Flood Damage–Experiences with Telephone Surveys
        Annegret Thieken, Heidi Kreibich, Meike Muller, and Jessica Lamond 95

        8 Utilizing Post]Disaster Surveys to Understand the Social Context of Floods–Experiences from Northern Australia
        David King and Yetta Gurtner 107

        9 Understanding Crowdsourcing and Volunteer Engagement: Case Studies for Hurricanes, Data Processing, and Floods
        Shadrock Roberts and Tiernan Doyle 121

        Part IV: Data Analysis

        10 After the Flood Is Before the Next Flood: The Post]Event Review Capability Methodology Developed by Zurich’s Flood Resilience Alliance
        Michael Szoenyi, Kanmani Venkateswaran, Adriana Keating, and Karen MacClune 137

        11 Defining Complete Post]Flood Scenarios to Support Risk Mitigation Strategies
        Scira Menoni, Funda Atun, Daniela Molinari, Guido Minucci, and Nicola Berni 151

        12 Rebuild and Improve Queensland: Continuous Improvement After the 2010–2011 Floods in Australia
        Brendan Moon 173

        13 Forensic Disaster Analysis of Flood Damage at Commercial and Industrial Firms
        Martin Dolan, Nicholas Walliman, Shahrzad Amouzad, and Ray Ogden 195

        Part V: Information and Communication Technology Tools

        14 Response to Flood Events: The Role of Satellite]based Emergency Mapping and the Experience of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service
        Andrea Ajmar, Piero Boccardo, Marco Broglia, Jan Kucera, Fabio Giulio]Tonolo, and Annett Wania 213

        15 Data Collection and Analysis at Local Scale: The Experience within the Poli]RISPOSTA Project
        Carolina Arias Munoz, Mirjana Mazuran, Guido Minucci, Danilo Ardagna, and Maria Brovelli 229

        Conclusions
        Daniela Molinari, Scira Menoni, and Francesco Ballio 247

        Index 257

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