TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kreibich, Heidi
A1  - Bubeck, Philip
A1  - Van Vliet, Mathijs
A1  - De Moel, Hans
T1  - A review of damage-reducing measures to manage fluvial flood risks in a changing climate
JF  - Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change : an international journal devoted to scientific, engineering, socio-economic and policy responses to environmental change
N2  - Damage due to floods has increased during the last few decades, and further increases are expected in several regions due to climate change and growing vulnerability. To address the projected increase in flood risk, a combination of structural and non-structural flood risk mitigation measures is considered as a promising adaptation strategy. Such a combination takes into account that flood defence systems may fail, and prepares for unexpected crisis situations via land-use planning and private damage reduction, e.g. via building precautionary measures, and disaster response. However, knowledge about damage-reducing measures is scarce and often fragmented since based on case studies. For instance, it is believed that private precautionary measures, like shielding with water shutters or building fortification, are especially effective in areas with frequent flood events and low flood water levels. However, some of these measures showed a significant damage-reducing effect also during the extreme flood event in 2002 in Germany. This review analyses potentials of land-use planning and private flood precautionary measures as components of adaptation strategies for global change. Focus is on their implementation, their damage-reducing effects and their potential contribution to address projected changes in flood risk, particularly in developed countries.
KW  - Climate adaptation
KW  - Land-use planning
KW  - Damage reduction
KW  - Precaution
KW  - Risk zoning
KW  - Flood
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-014-9629-5
SN  - 1381-2386
SN  - 1573-1596
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
SP  - 967
EP  - 989
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  -