{"product_id":"flood-damage-survey-and-assessment-isbn-9781119217923","title":"Flood Damage Survey and Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFloods 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompilation 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead an interview with the editors to find out more:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data\"\u003ehttps:\/\/eos.org\/editors-vox\/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Overview of the United Nations Global Loss Data Collection Initiative\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulio Serje 3\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Technical Recommendations for Standardizing Loss Data\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniele Ehrlich, Christina Corbane, and Tom De Groeve 17\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Data Storage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Overview of Loss Data Storage at Global Scale\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto Rudari, Marco Massabo, and Tatiana Bedrina 33\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Direct and Insured Flood Damage in the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie Gall 53\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 HOWAS21, the German Flood Damage Database\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeidi Kreibich, Annegret Thieken, Soren-Nils Haubrock, and Kai Schroter 65\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Data Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Best Practice of Data Collection at the Local Scale: The RISPOSTA Procedure\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Berni, Daniela Molinari, Francesco Ballio, Guido Minucci, and Carolina Arias Munoz 79\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Data Collection for a Better Understanding of What Causes Flood Damage–Experiences with Telephone Surveys\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnegret Thieken, Heidi Kreibich, Meike Muller, and Jessica Lamond 95\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Utilizing Post]Disaster Surveys to Understand the Social Context of Floods–Experiences from Northern Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid King and Yetta Gurtner 107\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Understanding Crowdsourcing and Volunteer Engagement: Case Studies for Hurricanes, Data Processing, and Floods\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadrock Roberts and Tiernan Doyle 121\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Data Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 After the Flood Is Before the Next Flood: The Post]Event Review Capability Methodology Developed by Zurich’s Flood Resilience Alliance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Szoenyi, Kanmani Venkateswaran, Adriana Keating, and Karen MacClune 137\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Defining Complete Post]Flood Scenarios to Support Risk Mitigation Strategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScira Menoni, Funda Atun, Daniela Molinari, Guido Minucci, and Nicola Berni 151\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Rebuild and Improve Queensland: Continuous Improvement After the 2010–2011 Floods in Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrendan Moon 173\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Forensic Disaster Analysis of Flood Damage at Commercial and Industrial Firms\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Dolan, Nicholas Walliman, Shahrzad Amouzad, and Ray Ogden 195\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Information and Communication Technology Tools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Response to Flood Events: The Role of Satellite]based Emergency Mapping and the Experience of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrea Ajmar, Piero Boccardo, Marco Broglia, Jan Kucera, Fabio Giulio]Tonolo, and Annett Wania 213\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Data Collection and Analysis at Local Scale: The Experience within the Poli]RISPOSTA Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolina Arias Munoz, Mirjana Mazuran, Guido Minucci, Danilo Ardagna, and Maria Brovelli 229\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniela Molinari, Scira Menoni, and Francesco Ballio 247\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Daniela Molinari,\u003c\/b\u003e Politecnico di Milano, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Scira Menoni,\u003c\/b\u003e Politecnico di Milano, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Francesco Ballio,\u003c\/b\u003e Politecnico di Milano, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloods 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. 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