Holistic Flood Risk Assessment In Coastal Areas: The PEARL Approach

Zoran Vojinovic, Y.A. Abebe, A. Sanchez, N. Medina Pena, Igor Nikolic, N Manojlovic, C. Makropoulos, M. Pelling, M. Abbott

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Abstract

Coastal floods are one of the most dangerous and harmful natural hazards affecting urban areas adjacent to shorelines. The present paper discusses the FP7-ENV-2013 EU funded PEARL (Preparing for Extreme And Rare events in coastaL regions) project which brings together world leading expertise in both the domain of hydro-engineering and risk reduction and management services to pool knowledge and practical experience in order to develop more sustainable risk management solutions for coastal communities focusing on present and projected extreme hydro-meteorological events. The PEARL approach draws upon the complexity theory and the use of complex adaptive system (CAS) models as tools to identify root causes of vulnerabilities and their multi-stressors and to analyze risk and the behavior of key actors.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings 11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics
EditorsM. Piasecki
Pages1497-1504
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics - New York, United States
Duration: 17 Aug 201421 Aug 2014
Conference number: 11
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Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Hydroinformatics
Abbreviated titleHIC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York
Period17/08/1421/08/14
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