Flood risk management in Europe : innovation in policy and practice

Section I: Flood Risk Management Practice Decision-making for flood-threatened properties I. Kelman The influence of floodplain compartmentalization on flood risk within the Rhine-Meuse delta D. Alkema and H. Middelkoop OSIRIS - an example of citizen-oriented technology development in the area of dissemination of information on flood risk management M. Erlich Evolving concepts in flood risk management: searching for a common language K. de Bruijn, C. Green, C. Johnson and L. McFadden COMRISK - a transnational project of public authorities on coastal risk management J.L. A. Hofstede Dike investigations using geophysical methods - Techniques for the future? R. Morawetz, J. Schon, C. Wohlfart and M. Rock Section II: Flood Events and Impacts The environmental impact of flooding of the Dutch 'Delta-Metropole' L.C. P.M. Stuyt, J.E. A. Reinders, E.E. van der Hoek, E.G.M. Hermans, M. de Muinck Keizer and J. Icke Structural economic effects of large-scale inundation: A simulation of the Krimpen Dike breakage M. Bockarjova, A.E. Steenge, A. Van der Veen A method to estimate loss of life caused by large-scale floods in the Netherlands N.E. M. Asselman and S.N. Jonkman Automation of flood contingency plans: benefits and implementation experiences J.-J.Flikweert, C. Coremans, K. de Gooijer, L. Wentholt Section III: Flood Analysis and Modelling The IMPACT European research project on flood propagation in urban areas: experimental and numerical modelling of the influence of buildings on the flow S. Soares Frazao, F. Alcrudo, J. Mulet, B. Noel, G. Testa and Y.Zech Sustainable development and flood risk -Reducing uncertainty (Bristol city re-development case study) M. Pinnell Flood risk mapping at the local scale: Concepts and challenges B. Merz, A.H. Thieken and M. Gocht Flood modelling and the August 2002 flood in the Czech Republic P. Sklenar, E. Zeman, J. Spatka and P. Tacheci Seasonal rainfall and flow trends within three catchments in South-West England D. Han Propagation of discharge uncertainty in a flood damage model for the Meuse River Y. Xu, M.J. Booij and A.E. Mynett A stochastic model for simulating long time series of river-mouth discharge and sediment load R. Hoogendoorn and G.J. Weltje Section IV: Flood Forecasting Forecasting flash floods with an operational model: application in the south-east of France (Gard) P.A. Ayral, S. Sauvagnargues-Lesage, S. Gay and F. Bressand Flood forecasting for the Upper and Middle Odra river basin M. Butts, A. Dubicki, K. Stronska, G. Jorgensen, A. Nalberczynski, A. Lewandowski and T. van Kalken Flood forecasting in the Anglian Region: User-driven development towards forecasting flood risk D.E. Cadman, D.A. Price and M.B. Butts Flood forecasting model selection: A structured approach K.A. Tilford, K.J. Sene and R. Khatibi Numerical modelling in coastal flood forecasting and warning in England and Wales K. Hu, and C. Wotherspoon Section V: Flood Risk Management Policy Reflections on the challenges of EU policy-making with view to flood risk management: actors, processes and the acquis communautaire A.L. Vetere Arellano, A. de Roo and J.-P. Nordvik On