Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response

Abstract

Contents Section 1: Flood modelling A new approach for flood forecasting of river flows Agent-based modelling and inundation prediction to enable the identification of businesses affected by flooding A novel simple method for measuring the velocity of dam-break flow Numerical simulation of the inundation area for landslide-induced debris flow: a case study of the Sha-Xinkai gully in southern Taiwan Section 2: Risk assessment A practical approach to floodplain mapping for large-scale catastrophe models Vulnerability to flood risks in Japanese urban areas: crisis management and emergency response for efficient evacuation management Section 3: Flood management Community-based flood risk management: lessons learned from the 2011 flood in central Thailand Reservoir system operation using a diversion tunnel Section 4: Considering 'Blue-Green' approaches to Flood Risk Management (Special session organised by J. Lamond) A conceptual framework for understanding behaviours and attitudes around 'Blue-Green' approaches to Flood-Risk Management Delivering and evaluating the multiple flood risk benefits in Blue-Green Cities: an interdisciplinary approach Modelling a green roof retrofit in the Melbourne Central Business District Section 5: Property-level flooding and health consequences (Special session organised by C. A. Booth) Improving the uptake of flood risk adaptation measures for domestic properties in an insurance regime under transition Waterproofing basement apartments: technical insights of a new flood protection solution An investigation of patterns of response and recovery among flood-affected businesses in the UK: a case study in Sheffield and Wakefield Resilient reinstatement: what can we learn from the 2007 flooding in England? The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health The long-term health impacts of repeated flood events Section 6: State-of-the-art flooding-damage survey and assessment (Special session organised by D. Molinari) Implementing tools to meet the Floods Directive requirements: a procedure to collect, store and manage damage data in the aftermath of flood events Flood damage survey after a major flood in Norway 2013: cooperation between the insurance business and a government agency Section 7: Emergency preparedness and response An overview of the applications for early warning and mapping of the flood events in New Brunswick Risk management and emergency response for a 300 km2 sub-sea level area with a million citizens against extreme storm surge and flood due to the Super Ise-Bay Typhoon Multi-robot system for disaster area exploration Section 8: Adaptation to flood risk Floating houses: an adaptation strategy for flood preparedness in times of global change Design as a negotiation platform: new deals and spatial adaptation in flood-prone areas