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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p><b>Part I: Introduction</b></p> <p>1 Overview of the United Nations Global Loss Data Collection Initiative<br /><i>Julio Serje 3</i></p> <p>2 Technical Recommendations for Standardizing Loss Data<br /><i>Daniele Ehrlich, Christina Corbane, and Tom De Groeve 17</i></p> <p><b>Part II: Data Storage</b></p> <p>3 Overview of Loss Data Storage at Global Scale<br /><i>Roberto Rudari, Marco Massabo, and Tatiana Bedrina 33</i></p> <p>4 Direct and Insured Flood Damage in the United States<br /><i>Melanie Gall 53</i></p> <p>5 HOWAS21, the German Flood Damage Database<br /><i>Heidi Kreibich, Annegret Thieken, Soren-Nils Haubrock, and Kai Schroter 65</i></p> <p><b>Part III: Data Collection</b></p> <p>6 Best Practice of Data Collection at the Local Scale: The RISPOSTA Procedure<br /><i>Nicola Berni, Daniela Molinari, Francesco Ballio, Guido Minucci, and Carolina Arias Munoz 79</i></p> <p>7 Data Collection for a Better Understanding of What Causes Flood Damage–Experiences with Telephone Surveys<br /><i>Annegret Thieken, Heidi Kreibich, Meike Muller, and Jessica Lamond 95</i></p> <p>8 Utilizing Post?]Disaster Surveys to Understand the Social Context of Floods–Experiences from Northern Australia<br /><i>David King and Yetta Gurtner 107</i></p> <p>9 Understanding Crowdsourcing and Volunteer Engagement: Case Studies for Hurricanes, Data Processing, and Floods<br /><i>Shadrock Roberts and Tiernan Doyle 121</i></p> <p><b>Part IV: Data Analysis</b></p> <p>10 After the Flood Is Before the Next Flood: The Post?]Event Review Capability Methodology Developed by Zurich’s Flood Resilience Alliance<br /><i>Michael Szoenyi, Kanmani Venkateswaran, Adriana Keating, and Karen MacClune 137</i></p> <p>11 Defining Complete Post?]Flood Scenarios to Support Risk Mitigation Strategies<br /><i>Scira Menoni, Funda Atun, Daniela Molinari, Guido Minucci, and Nicola Berni 151</i></p> <p>12 Rebuild and Improve Queensland: Continuous Improvement After the 2010–2011 Floods in Australia<br /><i>Brendan Moon 173</i></p> <p>13 Forensic Disaster Analysis of Flood Damage at Commercial and Industrial Firms<br /><i>Martin Dolan, Nicholas Walliman, Shahrzad Amouzad, and Ray Ogden 195</i></p> <p><b>Part V: Information and Communication Technology Tools</b></p> <p>14 Response to Flood Events: The Role of Satellite?]based Emergency Mapping and the Experience of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service<br /><i>Andrea Ajmar, Piero Boccardo, Marco Broglia, Jan Kucera, Fabio Giulio?]Tonolo, and Annett Wania 213</i></p> <p>15 Data Collection and Analysis at Local Scale: The Experience within the Poli?]RISPOSTA Project<br /><i>Carolina Arias Munoz, Mirjana Mazuran, Guido Minucci, Danilo Ardagna, and Maria Brovelli 229</i></p> <p><b>Conclusions<br /></b><i>Daniela Molinari, Scira Menoni, and Francesco Ballio 247</i></p> <p>Index 257</p>

<p><b> Daniela Molinari,</b> Politecnico di Milano, Italy</p> <p><b> Scira Menoni,</b> Politecnico di Milano, Italy</p> <p><b> Francesco Ballio,</b> Politecnico di Milano, Italy</p>

<p>Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property, and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions.</p> <p>Volume highlights include:</p> <ul> <li>Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner</li> <li>Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies</li> <li>Contributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation</li> </ul> <p><i>Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice</i> will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners.</p>

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