A5042795778- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Climate variability and models
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Landslides and related hazards
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Disaster Response and Management
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Risk Perception and Management
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
University of Potsdam
2016-2025
Norsk Hydro (Germany)
2006-2020
University of Vienna
2020
Advance (Japan)
2020
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
2004-2015
Universität Innsbruck
2009-2013
Climate Service Center
2010
German Climate Computing Centre
2010
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2007
National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction
2007
Abstract. Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and policy development in the fields hazard management adaptation planning climate change. Specifically, estimation economic flood damage is gaining greater importance as risk becoming dominant approach control policies throughout Europe. This paper reviews state-of-the-art identifies research directions assessment. Despite fact that considerable effort has been spent progress made on data...
Abstract. Flood disaster mitigation strategies should be based on a comprehensive assessment of the flood risk combined with thorough investigation uncertainties associated procedure. Within "German Research Network Natural Disasters" (DFNK) working group "Flood Risk Analysis" investigated process chain from precipitation, runoff generation and concentration in catchment, routing river network, possible failure protection measures, inundation to economic damage. The represented each these...
Abstract. Traditional flood design methods are increasingly supplemented or replaced by risk-oriented which based on comprehensive risk analyses. Besides meteorological, hydrological and hydraulic investigations such analyses require the estimation of impacts. Flood impact assessments mainly focus direct economic losses using damage functions relate property to damage-causing factors. Although a building is influenced many factors, usually only inundation depth use considered as In this...
Abstract. Building houses in inundation areas is always a risk, since absolute flood protection impossible. Where settlements already exist, damage must be kept as small possible. Suitable means are precautionary measures such elevated building configuration or adapted use. However, data about the effects of rare, and consequently, efficiency different unclear. To improve knowledge efficient measures, approximately 1200 private households, which were affected by 2002 at river Elbe its...
In the aftermath of a severe flood event in August 2002 Germany, 1697 computer‐aided telephone interviews were undertaken flood‐affected private households. Besides damage to buildings and contents variety factors that might influence queried. It is analyzed here how variables describing impact, precaution, preparedness as well characteristics affected households vary between lower upper quartiles all The analysis supplemented by principal component analyses. investigation reveals impact...
Abstract. Efficiently reducing natural hazard risks requires a thorough understanding of the costs hazards. Current methods to assess these employ variety terminologies and approaches for different types hazards impacted sectors. This may impede efforts ascertain comprehensive comparable cost figures. In order strengthen role assessments in development integrated management, review existing assessment was undertaken. considers droughts, floods, coastal Alpine hazards, examines types, namely...
Abstract In August 2002, a severe flood event occurred in Central Europe. the following year, poll was performed Germany which 1697 private households were randomly selected from three regions: (a) River Elbe area, (b) tributaries Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, (c) Bavarian Danube catchment. Residents interviewed about characteristics, early warning, damage, recovery, preparedness previously experienced floods. Preparedness, response, financial losses recovery differed regions under study. This...
Abstract. Currently, a shift from classical flood protection as engineering task towards integrated risk management concepts can be observed. In this context, more consequent consideration of extreme events which exceed the design event structures and failure scenarios such dike breaches have to investigated. Therefore, study aims enhance existing methods for hazard assessment is divided into three parts. first part, regionalization approach peak discharges was further developed...
Abstract. Flow velocity is generally presumed to influence flood damage. However, this hardly quantified and virtually no damage models take it into account. Therefore, the influences of flow velocity, water depth combinations these two impact parameters on various types were investigated in five communities affected by Elbe catchment Germany 2002. 2-D hydraulic with high medium spatial resolutions used calculate at sites which occurred. A significant structural damage, particularly roads,...
Abstract As flood impacts are increasing in large parts of the world, understanding primary drivers changes risk is essential for effective adaptation. To gain more knowledge on basis empirical case studies, we analyze eight paired floods, that is, consecutive events occurred same region, with second causing significantly lower damage. These success stories reduction were selected across different socioeconomic and hydro‐climatic contexts. The potential societies to adapt uncovered by...
Protection motivation theory (PMT) has become a popular to explain the risk-reducing behavior of residents against natural hazards. PMT captures two main cognitive processes that individuals undergo when faced with threat, namely, threat appraisal and coping appraisal. The latter describes evaluation possible response measures may reduce or avert perceived threat. Although component was found be better predictor protective intentions behavior, little is known about factors influence...
Abstract Recent policy changes highlight the need for citizens to take adaptive actions reduce flood‐related impacts. Here, we argue that these represent a wider behavioral turn in flood risk management (FRM). The is based on three fundamental assumptions: first, motivations of can be well understood so targeted practice FRM; second, private measures and are effective reducing risk; third, individuals have capacities implement such measures. We assess extent which assumptions supported by...
Abstract. In July 2021 intense rainfall caused devastating floods in western Europe and 184 fatalities the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (NW) Rhineland-Palatinate (RP), calling into question their flood forecasting, warning response system (FFWRS). Data from an online survey (n=1315) reveal that 35 % respondents NW 29 RP did not receive any warning. Of those who were warned, 85 expect very severe flooding 46 reported a lack situational knowledge on protective behaviour....
In Germany, flood insurance is provided by private insurers as a supplement to building or contents insurance. This article presents the results of survey companies with regard eligibility conditions for changes after August 2002, when severe caused 1.8 billion euro insured losses in Elbe and Danube catchment areas, general role risk management Germany. Besides coverage, governmental funding public donations played an important loss compensation 2002 flood. Therefore, this also analyzes...
Abstract The estimation of flood damage is an important component for risk-oriented design, risk mapping, financial appraisals and comparative analyses. However, research on flood-loss modelling, especially in the commercial sector, has not gained much attention so far. Therefore, extensive data about losses were collected affected companies via telephone surveys after floods 2002, 2005 2006 Germany. Potential loss determining factors analysed. new Flood Loss Estimation MOdel sector...
Abstract By a common definition, flood risk assessments are comprised of two parts: hazard and vulnerability assessment. The assessment investigates the extent magnitude usually large events, which associated to certain exceedance probability, whereas part assesses impact flooding on specified targets, e.g., building, people or infrastructure. Being inherently speculative should always be accompanied by an uncertainty in order assist consequent decision properly. In this paper...
The estimation of flood losses is an essential component for risk-oriented design, risk mapping or financial appraisals in the reinsurance sector.However, only simple models, e.g.stage-damage curves, have been used frequently.Further, reliability loss and estimates fairly unknown, since models are scarcely validated.In aftermath flooding August 2002 large data sets were collected at affected properties Germany.These to derive multi-factorial models.This paper presents FLEMOps -the Flood Loss...
Thieken, A. H., S. Kienzler, H. Kreibich, C. Kuhlicke, M. Kunz, B. Mühr, Müller, Otto, T. Petrow, Pisi, and K. Schröter. 2016. Review of the flood risk management system in Germany after major 2013. Ecology Society 21(2):51.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08547-210251