scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Flooding in Mandra, Athens 2017 and Western Attica, Athens 1961: Actions, Response and Human Resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 247-257
Author(s):  
Christos Zacheilas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
The Future

On November 15, 2017 a flash flood struck West Attica with intense effects in Mandra and other cities, leading to many people going missing and causing the death of many people as well as material damages. Another storm took place during November 1961 with 40 victims and countless material damages as well. This study investigates the flooding problems and its consequences in Mandra (2017) and Western Attica (1961) and whether the Greek State is working in a direction of resilience and sustainability to avoid substantial damage in the future. Civil Protection, education and flood risk management play a lifesaving and life-sustaining role in an emergency situation and are the mechanisms that are crucial in order to prevent and mitigate damage.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF FLASH-FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY IN SMALL RIVER BASINS

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea Dragomir ◽  
Andreea-Violeta Tudorache ◽  
Romulus Costache
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Small River ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Flood Susceptibility ◽  
River Valleys ◽  
Very High

Due to the climate changes occurred in the last decades the frequency and intensity of hydrological risk phenomena are also increasing. The flash-floods are considered the most devastating natural hazards around worldwide. The identification of areas with a high flash-flood potential and also of the valleys with a high potential for flash-flood propagation is mandatory to be included in the flash-flood risk management activity. In this regard the present study proposes a GIS methodology to identify the flash-flood potential along river valleys from small catchments. The analysis carried out into a number of 5 small river basins across Romania revealed that a high percentage of river network is characterized by a high and very high flash-flood potential. The results of the present study can be successfully used in the flash-flood risk management activity and also in the activity of flash-flood forecast and warning.

Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Green ◽  
Emily O'Donnell ◽  
Matthew Johnson ◽  
Louise Slater ◽  
Colin Thorne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
The Future ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

Flash flood risk management

2008 ◽  
pp. 1305-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Borga ◽  
Jean-Dominique Creutin ◽  
Eric Gaume ◽  
Mario Martina ◽  
Ezio Todini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Flood Risk Management

scholarly journals The risk of ill‐informed reform: The future for English flood risk management

Area ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan Alexander ◽  
Sally Priest ◽  
Edmund C. Penning‐Rowsell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Identification of Patterns and Influential Factors on Civil Protection Personnel Opinions and Views on Different Aspects of Flood Risk Management: The Case of Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michalis Diakakis ◽  
Dimitris G. Damigos ◽  
Andreas Kallioras
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Everyday Practice ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
Views And Perceptions ◽  
Of Greece

The views and perceptions of the civil protection community have a central position in any risk management process or initiative, and are crucial to its success. However, knowledge of the views and perceptions of officials, and what affects them remains limited in the current literature. This work uses questionnaires to explore the views of civil protection personnel in Greece on different elements of flood risk management and identify factors that influence them. Results provide a basic understanding of officials’ views, indicating certain shortcomings in various sectors and dissatisfaction in several aspects of everyday practice. Interestingly, responses of participants to perception- and knowledge-related questions show a pattern, relating to respondents’ attributes and characteristics, such as experience, age, qualifications, and others. On the contrary, their views on everyday practice issues of flood risk management are associated with the type of position they have in the civil protection community. The findings contribute to the overall effort to improve the understanding of the characteristics of civil protection organizations across Europe, as a means to enhance cooperation.

scholarly journals Multi-vulnerability analysis for flash flood risk management

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (S1) ◽  
pp. 63-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Karagiorgos ◽  
Thomas Thaler ◽  
Johannes Hübl ◽  
Fotios Maris ◽  
Sven Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Vulnerability Analysis ◽  
Flood Risk Management
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