Review of the flood risk management system in Germany after the major flood in 2013

Ecology and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Thieken, Annegret H ^a   Kienzler, Sarah ^a   Kreibich, Heidi ^b   Kuhlicke, Christian ^c   Kunz, Michael ^d   Mühr, Bernhard ^d   Müller, Meike ^e   Otto, Antje ^a   Petrow, Theresia ^a,b,f   Pisi, Sebastian ^f   Schröter, Kai ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Deutsche Ruckversicherung AG   (Germany)

^f UN Campus   (Germany)

Author keywords

August 2002 flood; Central Europe; Floods directive; Governance; June 2013 flood; Risk management cycle

Indexed keywords

FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

GERMANY;

EID: 84978842995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-08547-210251     Document Type: Review

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