Flood Risk Assessment and Resilience Strategies for Flood Risk Management

Dear Colleagues,

There is a global trend pertaining to the number of disasters and their total economic impact to increase. Of these disasters, flooding has occurred most often and has resulted in the highest number of deaths and greatest economic loss. As a result of ongoing climate change and strong demographic growth, especially in urban areas, we can see a gradual increase in both the frequency and (especially) the intensity of floods, which often threaten populated areas. Recent examples in Europe, the USA, and China, with significant damage and above all a large number of victims, highlight the growing need to improve the effectiveness of flood risk forecasting systems. To mitigate these events, flood risk prediction systems must be developed as a matter of urgency, considering the latest research in this area. This research must be built on traditional numerical models and new approaches, such as signal processing, computational intelligence, and machine learning, which are all supported by increasingly available in situ and remote data acquisition tools, but also considering the importance of human perception in the mitigation process. The focus of this Special Edition is the exchange of knowledge in the field of modelling and assessment of floods, the design of preventive measures to reduce the risk of floods, risk communication, and support for the settlement of the consequences of floods, supported by an integrated and holistic view of the issue. We encourage authors to share their knowledge, experience, and achievements using different approaches, such as signal processing, computational intelligence, and machine learning, as well as new methods for early warning, as well as focusing on risk perception.

Dr. Bruno Martins
Prof. Dr. Adélia Nunes
Guest Editors

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• flood
• flash flood
• flood risk assessment
• flood risk forecasting
• flood vulnerability
• flood risk management
• risk perception
• remote sensing and GIS
• climate change