Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice

Keynote Presentation; Coastal flooding: A view from a practical Dutchman on present and future strategies; Technical Presentations; Inundation modelling; Recent development and application of a rapid flood spreading method; Hydrodynamic modelling and risk analysis in RAMFLOOD project; Testing and application of a practical new 2D hydrodynamic model; Floods study through coupled numerical modeling of 2D surface and sewage network flows; Modelling of flooding and analysis of pluvial flood risk - demo case of UK catchment; An integrated approach to modelling surface water flood risk in urban areas; Estimation of flood inundation probabilities using global hazard indexes based on hydrodynamic variables; Flood modeling for risk evaluation - a MIKE FLOOD vs. SOBEK 1D2D benchmark study; Comparing forecast skill of inundation models of differing complexity: The case of Upton upon Severn; Comparison of varying complexity numerical models for the prediction of flood inundation in Greenwich, UK; Fast 2D floodplain modeling using computer game technology; Grid resolution dependency in inundation modelling: A case study; 2D overland flow modelling using fine scale DEM with manageable runtimes; Detailed 2D flow simulations as an onset for evaluating socio-economic impacts of floods; Ensemble Prediction of Inundation Risk and Uncertainty arising from Scour (EPIRUS): An overview; Flood risk assessment using broad scale two-dimensional hydraulic modelling - a case study from Penrith, Australia; Modelling and analysis of river flood impacts on sewage networks in urban areas; Coastal flood risk modelling in a data rich world; A multi-scale modelling procedure to quantify effects of upland land management on flood risk; Updating flood maps using 2D models in Italy: A case study; Real-time validation of a digital flood-inundation model: A case-study from Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia; Dispelling the myths of urban flood inundation modelling; Flood risk in urban areas caused by levee breaching; RISK-EOS flood risk analysis service for Europe; Flood inundation modelling: Model choice and application; Risk maps of torrential rainstorms; Decision Support System for flood forecasting and risk mitigation in the context of Romanian water sector; Developing a rapid mapping and monitoring service for flood management using remote sensing techniques; A framework for Decision Support Systems for flood event management - application to the Thames and the Schelde Estuaries; Modelling tsunami overtopping of a sea defence by shallow-water Boussinesq, VOF and SPH methods; Modelling the 2005 Carlisle flood event using LISFLOOD-FP and TRENT; Experience of 1D and 2D flood modelling in Australia - a guide to model selection based on channel and floodplain characteristics; Computationally efficient flood water level prediction (with uncertainty); Optimization of 2D flood models by semi-automated incorporation of flood diverting landscape elements; Understanding the runoff response of the Ourthe catchment using spatial and temporal characteristics of the storm field obtained by radar; The importance of spill conceptualizations and head loss coefficients in a quasi two-dimensional approach for river inundation modelling; Inundation scenario development for damage evaluation in polder areas; System analysis; Importance of river system behaviour in assessing flood risk; Development and evaluation of an integrated hydrological modelling tool for the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive; A comparison of modelling methods for urban flood risk assessment; Coastal flood risk analysis driven by climatic and coastal morphological modelling; Micro-scale analysis of flood risk at the German Bight Coast; Flood hazard mapping for coastal storms in the Delta Ebro; RAMWASS Decision Support System (DSS) for the risk assessment of water-sediment-soil systems - application of a DSS prototype to a test site in the lower part of the Elbe river valley, Germany; Radar based nowcasting of rainfall events - analysis and assessment of a one-year continuum; On the quality of Pareto calibration solutions of conceptual rainfall-runoff models; Model reuse and management in flood risk modelling; International programmes; Flood Risk from Extreme Events (FREE): A NERC-directed research programme - understanding the science of flooding; Advances in flood risk management from the FLOODsite project; The Tyndall Centre Coastal Simulator and Interface (CoastS); The social impacts of flooding in Scotland: A national and local analysis; The Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC); EIB financing for flood risk mitigation; One nation, one policy, one program flood risk management; Toward a transnational perspective on flood-related research in Europe - experiences from the CRUE ERA-Net; Infrastructure and assets; Hazards from wave overtopping; Time-dependent reliability analysis of anchored sheet pile walls; Analysis of tsunami hazards by modelling tsunami wave effects; Influence of management and maintenance on erosive impact of wave overtopping on grass covered slopes of dikes; Tests; Sea wall or sea front? Looking at engineering for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management through different eyes; The new turner contemporary gallery - an example of an urban coastal flood risk assessment; EurOtop - overtopping and methods for assessing discharge; Reliable prediction of wave overtopping volumes using Bayesian neural networks; Calculation of fragility curves for flood defence assets; Reservoir flood risk in the UK; Modelling breach initiation and growth; A probabilistic failure model for large embankment dams; Reliability analysis of flood defence structures and systems in Europe; PCRIVER-software for probability based flood protection; Representing fragility of flood and coastal defences: Getting into the detail; Application of 3D serious games in levee inspection education; Strategic appraisal of flood risk management options over extended timescales: Combining scenario analysis with optimization; Embedding new science into practice - lessons from the development and application of a Performance-based asset management system; Study of flood embankment behaviour induced by air entrapment; Assessment of flood retention in polders using an interlinked one-two-dimensional hydraulic model; Fragility curve calculation for technical flood protection measures by the Monte Carlo analysis; Application of GMS system in the Czech Republic - practical use of IMPACT, FLOODSite and GEMSTONE projects outcomes; Failure modes and mechanisms for flood defence structures; Non-structural approaches (CRUE project); Flood risk map perception through experimental graphic semiology; Quantifying the benefits of non-structural flood risk management measures; Efficiency of non-structural flood mitigation measures: "room for the river" and "retaining water in the landscape"; Flood risk reduction by PReserving and restOring river FLOODPLAINs - PRO_FLOODPLAIN; The use of non structural measures for reducing the flood risk in small urban catchments; EWASE-Early Warning Systems Efficiency: Evaluation of flood forecast reliability; Flood risk assessment in an Austrian municipality comprising the evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of flood mitigation measures; EWASE-Early Warning Systems Efficiency - risk assessment and efficiency analysis; Flood risk management strategies in European Member States considering structural and non-structural measures; Long term planning, integrated portfolios & spatial planning; The OpenMI-LIFE project - putting integrated modelling into practice in flood management; A method for developing long-term strategies for flood risk management; Flood Risk Mapping, using spatially based Systems Engineering; Finding a long term solution to flooding in Oxford: The challenges faced; Risk analysis and decision-making for optimal flood protection level in urban river management; An integrated risk-based multi criteria decision-support system for flood protection measures in riversheds-REISE; Integrated methodologies for flood risk management practice in European pilot sites; Underpinning flood risk management: A digital terrain model for the 21 st century; Integrated land and water management in floodplains in England; Putting people and places at the centre: Improving institutional and social responses to flooding; Delivering Integrated Urban Drainage - current obstacles and a proposed SUDS planning support tool; Strategic planning for long-term Flood Risk Management - findings from case studies in Dresden and London; Extreme flood events & flood management strategy at the Slovak-Austrian part of the Morava river basin; Using non-structural responses to better manage flood risk in Glasgow; Vulnerability and resilience, human and social impacts; The policy preferences of citizens, scientists and policy makers; Analysis of the human and social impacts of flooding in Carlisle 2005 and Hull 2007; Institutional and social responses to flooding from a resilience perspective; Flood, vulnerability and resilience: A real-time study of local recovery following the floods of June 2007 in Hull; Increasing resilience to storm surge flooding: Risks, social networks and local champions; A new model to estimate risk to life for European flood events; Towards flood risk management with the people at risk: From scientific analysis to practice recommendations (and back); Use of human dimensions factors in the United States and European Union; Double whammy? Are the most at risk the least aware? A study of environmental justice and awareness of flood risk in England and Wales; Improving public safety in the United States - from Federal protection to shared flood risk reduction; Evaluating the benefits and limitations of property based flood resistance and resilience - a UK perspective; Flood risk management: Experiences from the Scheldt Estuary case study; Overcoming the barriers to household-level adaptation to flood risk; Human vulnerability to flash floods: Addressing physical exposure and behavioural questions; Assessment of extremes; Estimating extremes in a flood risk context. The FLOODsite approach; Inter-site dependence in extremes: Unlocking extra information; The Flood Estimation Handbook and UK practice: Past, present and future; Extreme precipitation mapping for flood risk assessment in ungauged basins of the upper Hron River basin in Slovakia; River flood frequency approaches for ungauged sites; Non-stationary point process models for extreme storm surges; Bayesian non-parametric quantile regression using splines for modelling wave heights; Multiscale probabilistic risk assessment; Improving the understanding of the risk from groundwater flooding in the UK; Radar observation of storm rainfall for flash-flood forecasting; Climate change impact on hydrological extremes along rivers in Belgium; Uncertainties in 1D flood level modeling: Stochastic analysis of upstream discharge and friction parameter influence; Civil contingency, emergency planning, flood event management; Reservoir safety in England and Wales - reducing risk, safeguarding people; A comparison of evacuation models for flood event management - application on the Schelde and Thames Estuaries; Hydrodynamic and loss of life modelling for the 1953 Canvey Island flood; Short-range plain flood forecasting and risk management in the Bavarian Danube basin; Fast access to ASAR imagery for rapid mapping of flood events; Benefits of 2D modelling approach for urban flood management; Computer modelling of hydrodynamic conditions on the Lower Kuban under various scenarios and definition of limiting values of releases from the Krasnodar, Shapsugsky and Varnavinsky hydrounits for prevention of flooding; Flood warning in the UK: Shifting the focus; New approaches to ex-post evaluation of risk reduction measures: The example of flood proofing in Dresden, Germany; Dilemmas in land use planning in flood prone areas; Emergency management of flood events in Alpine catchments; Flood forecasting and warning; Flood warning in smaller catchments; A prototype of road warning system in flood prone area; Snow and glacier melt - a distributed energy balance model within a flood forecasting system; Analysis of weather radar and rain gauges for flood forecasting; Integration of hydrological information and knowledge management for rapid decision-making within European flood warning centres; Local warning systems in Slovakia; The provision of site specific flood warnings using wireless sensor networks; Managing flood risk in Bristol, UK - a fluvial & tidal combined forecasting challenge; Off-line flood warning concept for railways; Satellite observation of storm rainfall for flash-flood forecasting in small and medium-size basins; Potential warning services for groundwater and pluvial flooding; Data assimilation and adaptive real-time forecasting of water levels in the river Eden catchment, UK; To which extent do rainfall estimation uncertainties limit the accuracy of flash flood forecasts?; Advances in radar-based flood warning systems. The EHIMI system and the experience in the Besos flash-flood pilot basin; Flash flood risk management: Advances in hydrological forecasting and warning; Decision support system for flood forecasting in the Guadalquivir river basin; Operational flash flood forecasting chain using hydrological and pluviometric precursors; Online updating procedures for flood forecasting with a continuous rainfall-runoff-model; GIS technology in water resources parameter extraction in flood forecasting; Combining weather radar and raingauge data for hydrologic applications; The worst North Sea storm surge for 50 years: Performance of the forecasting system and implications for decision makers; Probabilistic coastal flood forecasting; Coastal flood inundation modelling for North Sea lowlands; New north east of England tidal flood forecasting system; Impact of extreme waves and water levels in the south Baltic Sea; Bayesian rainfall thresholds for flash flood guidance; Environmental impacts, morphology & sediments; Assessment of hydraulic, economic and ecological impacts of flood polder management - a case study from the Elbe River, Germany; Development of estuary morphology models; A GIS-based risk assessment methodology for flood pollutants; Environmental impact of flash floods in Hungary; Predicting beach morphology as part of flood risk assessment; Alkborough scheme reduces extreme water levels in the Humber Estuary and creates new habitat; Managing coastal change: Walberswick to Dunwich; Uncertainties in the parameterisation of rainfall-runoff-models to quantify land-use effects in flood risk assessment; Impact of the barrage construction on the hydrodynamic process in the severn estuary using a 2D finite volume model; Risk sharing, equity and social justice; From knowledge management to prevention strategies: The example of the tools developed by French insurers; What?s 'fair? about flood and coastal erosion risk management? A case study evaluation of policies and attitudes in England; Flood risk perceptions in the Dutch province of Zeeland: Does the public still support current policies?; A partnership approach - public flood risk management and private insurance; The international teaching module FLOODmaster - an integrated part of a European educational platform on flood risk management; Decision support for strategic flood risk planning - a generic conceptual model; Who benefits from flood management policies?; Uncertainty; Long term planning - robust strategic decision making in the face of gross uncertainty (tools and application to the Thames); Anticipatory water management for advanced flood control; Staged uncertainty and sensitivity analysis within flood risk analysis; Assessing uncertainty in rainfall-runoff models: Application of data-driven models; Flash floods; European flash floods data collation and analysis; Representative flash flood events in Romania Case studies; Changes in flooding pattern after dam construction in Zadorra river (Spain): The events of October 1953 and February 2003; Post flash flood field investigations and analyses: Proposal of a methodology and illustrations of its application; Hydrological and hydraulic analysis of the flash flood event on 25 October 2007 in North-Eastern part of Sicily, Italy; The day roads became rivers: A GIS-based assessment of flash floods in Worcester; Risk and economic assessments; Flood risk mapping of Austrian railway lines; Correlation in time and space: Economic assessment of flood risk with the Risk Management Solutions (RMS) UK River Flood Model; A case study of the Thames Gateway: Flood risk, planning policy and insurance loss potential; Integration of accurate 2D inundation modelling, vector land use database and economic damage evaluation; Planning for flood damages reduction: A case study; High resolution inundation modelling as part of a multi-hazard loss modelling tool; Estimation of flood losses due to business interruption; Residential flood losses in Perth, Western Australia; A multicriteria flood risk assessment and mapping approach; New developments in maximizing flood warning response and benefit strategies; Development of a damage and casualties tool for river floods in northern Thailand; Synthetic water level building damage relationships for GIS-supported flood vulnerability modeling of residential properties; Impacts of the summer 2007 floods on agriculture in England; Climate change; Simulating flood-peak probability in the Rhine basin and the effect of climate change; Climate changes in extreme precipitation events in the Elbe catchment of Saxony; A methodology for adapting local drainage to climate change; Exploring and evaluating futures of riverine flood risk systems - the example of the Elbe River