Upravljanje poplavne ogroženosti kot sestavni del integrirane odpornosti urbanih območij

Management of flood risks as an integral part of urban resilience

Author(s):

Primož Banovec, Matej Cerk, Andrej Cverle

Abstract:

The conceptual framework of flood management addresses the relationship among flood hazard, flood vulnerability and flood risk. Most of the active efforts in the Republic of Slovenia were focused towards flood hazard mapping. In this research, the issue of flood vulnerability and flood hazard is addressed in order to systematically reduce flood hazards. In this article, an advanced theoretical approach is presented, which defines flood vulnerability and (in connection to flood risk) provides information on flood hazards. Based upon this, it is possible to define flood hazards in monetary terms. This approach is setting forward special information that is missing from existing public registries, i.e. benchmark data. The article also presents a new concept of flood hazard definition, which is based upon different uses of flood hazard information: rescue and relief measures, optimization and selection of flood hazard mitigation measures, development of individual flood proofing measures, and other. All the listed measures have their spatial dimension, which is also a subject of positioning into space. In this framework, an information of spatial positioning of existing flood hazard and mitigation measures aiming at the reduction of flood hazard is challenged, especially from the point of view of development of documents that define development of specific area.

Keywords:

flood management, flood hazard, flood vulnerability, types of flood hazard, flood risk, mitigation measures, multiperspective decision making

DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2012.04.838-845

Citation:

Primož Banovec, Matej Cerk, Andrej Cverle (2012). Upravljanje poplavne ogroženosti kot sestavni del integrirane odpornosti urbanih območij. | Management of flood risks as an integral part of urban resilience. Geodetski vestnik, 56 (4), 838-845. DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2012.04.838-845