Drivers of flood risk change in residential areas

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1641-1657

  Elmer, F ^a,b,d   Hoymann, J ^a   Duthmann D ^b,c   Vorogushyn, S ^c   Kreibich, H ^c  

^a Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ ^*  (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d Wissenschaftliche Infrastruktur   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; LAND USE CHANGE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION;

GERMANY; MULDE BASIN; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 84861541534     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1641-2012     Document Type: Review

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