Within the context of the D utch D elta P rogramme, economically efficient flood protection
standards for the entire N etherlands were calculated using a recently developed …

It is important for decision-makers in emergency response situations to determine the scope,
scale, timing, path and resettlement area of an evacuation decision when there is an …

Evacuation is a measure taken to potentially reduce the loss of life and damage to movable
goods. This thesis focuses on the Netherlands as a representative urbanized delta and flood …

Les Pays-Bas ont toujours vécu avec des inondations. Sans digues, dunes et ouvrages
hydrauliques environ 60% des Pays Bas serait inondés régulièrement et notre façon de …

A flood can be defined as a (predominantly low frequent) event which is a disturbance of
'normal'life in an existing system and which causes damage and sometimes takes lives …

Evacuation is a possible response to the threat of flooding. However, evacuation can be
costly with respect to time, money, and credibility. The decision-making process for mass …

Recent floods as US-Louisiana (Katrina in 2005), in Japan (the Tohuko Tsunami in 2011)
and in France (Xynthia (2010) across the world show that floods can be catastrophic in terms …