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- Title
Application of a model to the evaluation of flood damage.
- Authors
Luino, F.; Cirio, C.; Biddoccu, M.; Agangi, A.; Giulietto, W.; Godone, F.; Nigrelli, G.
- Abstract
This paper presents the initial results of a common methodology for the evaluation of damage produced by a flood. A model has been developed for flood damage estimation based on a geographic information system (GIS). It could be used by land administration bodies and insurance companies to manage flood-related damage data. The model simulates flood scenarios and evaluates expected economic losses from the impact of floodwaters on exposed elements, through the application of a computational model elaborated by GIS. During the development of the model, the Boesio Stream, a small watercourse flowing into Lake Maggiore (Lombardy, northern Italy) which was recently affected by a flash flood, was used as case study to test and calibrate the methodology. The method could be used either as a forecasting tool to define event scenarios, utilizing data from events simulated with a hydraulic model, or for real-time damage assessment after a disaster. The approach is suitable to large-area damage assessment and could be appropriate for land use planning, civil protection and risk mitigation.
- Subjects
LOMBARDY (Italy); ITALY; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; FLOOD damage; LAND use planning; INSURANCE companies; ECONOMICS
- Publication
GeoInformatica, 2009, Vol 13, Issue 3, p339
- ISSN
1384-6175
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10707-008-0070-3