A Delphi method expert survey to derive standards for flood damage data collection

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-124

  Elmer, Florian ^a   Seifert, Isabel ^b   Kreibich, Heidi ^a   Thieken, Annegret H ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Data collection; Delphi survey; Direct damage; Expert elicitation; Flood risk analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMON INFORMATION; COMMON STANDARDS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA SETS; DELPHI METHOD; EXPERT ELICITATION; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; EXPERT SURVEY; FLOOD DAMAGE ANALYSIS; FLOOD RISK ANALYSIS; GERMANY; INFORMATION NEED; MULTI-STEP; SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS;

DECISION MAKING; FLOOD DAMAGE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; STANDARDS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DATA ACQUISITION;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE; DELPHI ANALYSIS; FLOOD DAMAGE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 73649093123     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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