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Impact of social pr...
Impact of social preparedness on flood early warning systems
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- Girons Lopez, Marc, 1986- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för geovetenskaper,Centre for Natural Disaster Science
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- Di Baldassarre, Giuliano (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära
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- Seibert, Jan, 1968- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära,Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Irchel Winterthurerstr 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 2017
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Water resources research. - 0043-1397 .- 1944-7973. ; 53:1, s. 522-534
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Abstract
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- Flood early warning systems play a major role in the disaster risk reduction paradigm as cost-effective methods to mitigate flood disaster damage. The connections and feedbacks between the hydrological and social spheres of early warning systems are increasingly being considered as key aspects for successful flood mitigation. The behavior of the public and first responders during flood situations, determined by their preparedness, is heavily influenced by many behavioral traits such as perceived benefits, risk awareness, or even denial. In this study, we use the recency of flood experiences as a proxy for social preparedness to assess its impact on the efficiency of flood early warning systems through a simple stylized model and implemented this model using a simple mathematical description. The main findings, which are based on synthetic data, point to the importance of social preparedness for flood loss mitigation, especially in circumstances where the technical forecasting and warning capabilities are limited. Furthermore, we found that efforts to promote and preserve social preparedness may help to reduce disaster-induced losses by almost one half. The findings provide important insights into the role of social preparedness that may help guide decision-making in the field of flood early warning systems.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- damage; early warning; efficiency; flood; modeling; social preparedness
- Hydrology
- Hydrologi
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