Open AccessDevelopment of model for the estimation of direct flood damage including the movable property
Author(s) -
Zabret K.,
Hozjan U.,
Kryžanowsky A.,
Brilly M.,
Vidmar A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of flood risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1753-318X
DOI - 10.1111/jfr3.12255
Subject(s) - flood myth , computer science , transferability , estimation , property (philosophy) , data mining , set (abstract data type) , environmental science , geography , machine learning , systems engineering , engineering , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , logit , programming language
In recent decades, an increase in flood damage has been observed; therefore, the assessment of potential damage is becoming more important. Estimation of potential flood damage can be achieved with various existing models. However, their transferability is questionable and the actual availability of input data is often limited. To overcome these shortcomings, a new model has been developed to effectively estimate flood damage in Croatia. The proposed model uses only publicly available data such as the CORINE data set and information from censuses. The model was developed in an open source Geographic Information System programme. Validation of the model's performance was performed using data from the extreme May 2014 flood that occurred in the Balkan Peninsula. Furthermore, the model has already been used in practice and has proven to be user‐friendly due to the minimum input required from open source data, allowing for insights to be gained from data updates.