Flood management and flood disaster mitigation measures

Journal of disaster research vol 7 no 5:

This publication is a special issue and includes 9 papers selected from the 5th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM5).

The 13 manuscripts presented in this issue concern the following topics:
- Flood forecasting
- Basic tools for evaluating inundation flows
- Flood management practices and policies
- Flood plain management
- Relations between human activities and floods

These topics range from novel studies to public statements and have been reviewed as papers, reviews, and survey reports. This resulted in 9 papers recommended for the special issue – 4 topics for papers, 1 topic for review, and 4 topics for reports.