Flood Risk Characterization and Management for Sustainable Development

Dear colleagues,

Flood and flash-flood events are among the most severe and rapidly intensifying natural hazards, driven, among others, by climate change and accelerated by land-use pressures and territorial anthropization. Their increasing frequency and impact highlight the urgent need to strengthen territorial resilience through integrated and systemic approaches. The phenomena concern both inland territories and coastal zones, which are undergoing the combined effects of extreme meteorological events and sea-level rise. This Special Issue aims to explore innovative governance models and approaches that combine prevention, adaptation, and mitigation actions to reduce flood risk.

We welcome contributions that explore how social and physical dynamics can interact and contribute to the design and implementation of effective, inclusive, and transferable risk reduction strategies. Of particular interest are studies focused on innovative tools and methodologies—such as early warning and forecasting technologies, Nature-Based Solutions, participatory processes, digital platforms, and capacity-building initiatives—capable of lowering vulnerability and enhancing adaptive capacity.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Integrated governance models for flood and flash-flood risk.
• Climate-change impacts on hydrological extremes.
• Early warning, forecasting, and real-time monitoring technologies.
• Nature-Based Solutions and green/blue infrastructure.
• Community engagement, citizen science, and risk perception.
• Political, socio-economic, and territorial dimensions of resilience.
• Cross-border and interregional cooperation in disaster risk management.
• Management and assessment of coastal risk brought by climate change.
• Coastal compound flooding.
• Sustainable management of coastal areas.

This Special Issue welcomes theoretical, methodological, applied, and policy-oriented contributions that advance more sustainable, integrated, and inclusive approaches to flood-risk governance.

We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.

Sincerely

Dr. Maria Francesca Bruno
Dr. Stefania Santoro
Guest Editors

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