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| Titel |
Analysis of the Potential Resilience and Preparedness of Districts affected by the June 2013 Flood in Germany |
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Bijan Khazai, Anna Benkler, Tina Bessel, Stella Möhrle, Kai Schröter |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2014
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Artikel
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Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
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In: GRA - Volume 16 (2014) |
| Datensatznummer |
250100657
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2014-16645.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The June 2013 floods had severe impacts on people, transportation and the economy.
Numerous levee breaches, e.g. in Bavaria and along the Elbe, resulted in large-scale regional
floods. Despite similar flood intensities in several affected regions in Bavaria, Saxony and
Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, CEDIM analyses show differential impacts in terms of both
evacuations and transport disruptions. Based on social, economic and institutional indicators
compiled from the 2006 Census and partially-based on a household questionnaire following
the August 2002 floods, a Potential Resilience Index was developed for districts (Landkreise)
of affected areas in the catchment of the Lech, Elbe, Mulde, Danube and Rhein. Furthermore,
a Flood Preparedness and Response Scorecard was developed and evaluated in interviews
with district officials for over 20 districts in the affected regions that experienced a flood
intensity greater than a 100–year recurrence interval. The Potential Resilience Index is
compared against qualitative data derived from the Scorecard, and the actual response
measured in the self-evaluation with district officials. Actual metrics of response
in terms of economic losses, number of people affected by evacuations and the
length and type of transportation disruptions as two measures of the flood impact
were also used in evaluating the impact against the degree of preparedness and
effectiveness of crisis management during the 2013 floods in affected districts. |
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