Flood risk management in Europe: the flood problem and interventions

  Available online: http://www.starflood.eu/documents/2013/06/d1-1-1.pdf

This report investigates the nature of the flood risk problem and the path to flood risk governance in 18 vulnerable urban regions in 6 European countries: the UK, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The report summarizes current thinking on the nature of the flood problem, the intended objectives, and the appropriate courses of action.
This report is the first in a series of four which were compiled by the STAR-FLOOD project.

Language(s): English

Tags: Natural hazards ; Urban zone ; Flood ; Belgium ; France ; Netherlands ; Poland ; Sweden ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Add tag

Linked to

 Flood risk management in Europe: an exploration of governance challenges (2013)  

 Flood risk management in Europe: European flood regulation (2013)  

 Flood risk management in Europe: similarities and differences between the STAR-FLOOD consortium countries (2013)