Annegret Thieken, Sarah Kienzler, Heidi Kreibich, Christian Kuhlicke, Michael Kunz, Bernhard Mühr, Meike Müller, Antje Otto, Theresia Petrow, Sebastian Pisi, Kai Schröter
- Widespread flooding in June 2013 caused damage costs of €6 to 8 billion in Germany, and awoke many memories of the floods in August 2002, which resulted in total damage of €11.6 billion and hence was the most expensive natural hazard event in Germany up to now. The event of 2002 does, however, also mark a reorientation toward an integrated flood risk management system in Germany. Therefore, the flood of 2013 offered the opportunity to review how the measures that politics, administration, and civil society have implemented since 2002 helped to cope with the flood and what still needs to be done to achieve effective and more integrated flood risk management. The review highlights considerable improvements on many levels, in particular (1) an increased consideration of flood hazards in spatial planning and urban development, (2) comprehensive property-level mitigation and preparedness measures, (3) more effective flood warnings and improved coordination of disaster response, and (4) a more targeted maintenance of flood defense systems.Widespread flooding in June 2013 caused damage costs of €6 to 8 billion in Germany, and awoke many memories of the floods in August 2002, which resulted in total damage of €11.6 billion and hence was the most expensive natural hazard event in Germany up to now. The event of 2002 does, however, also mark a reorientation toward an integrated flood risk management system in Germany. Therefore, the flood of 2013 offered the opportunity to review how the measures that politics, administration, and civil society have implemented since 2002 helped to cope with the flood and what still needs to be done to achieve effective and more integrated flood risk management. The review highlights considerable improvements on many levels, in particular (1) an increased consideration of flood hazards in spatial planning and urban development, (2) comprehensive property-level mitigation and preparedness measures, (3) more effective flood warnings and improved coordination of disaster response, and (4) a more targeted maintenance of flood defense systems. In 2013, this led to more effective flood management and to a reduction of damage. Nevertheless, important aspects remain unclear and need to be clarified. This particularly holds for balanced and coordinated strategies for reducing and overcoming the impacts of flooding in large catchments, cross-border and interdisciplinary cooperation, the role of the general public in the different phases of flood risk management, as well as a transparent risk transfer system. Recurring flood events reveal that flood risk management is a continuous task. Hence, risk drivers, such as climate change, land-use changes, economic developments, or demographic change and the resultant risks must be investigated at regular intervals, and risk reduction strategies and processes must be reassessed as well as adapted and implemented in a dialogue with all stakeholders.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Annegret ThiekenORCiDGND, Sarah Kienzler, Heidi KreibichORCiDGND, Christian KuhlickeORCiDGND, Michael Kunz, Bernhard Mühr, Meike Müller, Antje OttoORCiDGND, Theresia PetrowGND, Sebastian Pisi, Kai SchröterORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08547-210251 |
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ISSN: | 1708-3087 |
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ISSN: | 1195-5449 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Ecology and society : E&S ; a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability |
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Publisher: | Resilience Alliance |
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Place of publishing: | Wolfville, NS |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2016 |
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Publication year: | 2016 |
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Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
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Release date: | 2016/10/05 |
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Tag: | August 2002 flood; Central Europe; Floods Directive; June 2013 flood; governance; risk management cycle |
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Volume: | 21 |
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Issue: | 2 |
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Number of pages: | 12 |
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Funding institution: | Universität Potsdam, Publikationsfonds |
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Funding number: | PA 2016_23 |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Grantor: | Publikationsfonds der Universität Potsdam |
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Publishing method: | Open Access |
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Institution name at the time of the publication: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften |
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License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
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External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 294 |
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