Multiform flood risk in a rapidly changing world: what we do not do, what we should and why it matters

Journal article

In the context of the European Floods Directive, flood risk assessment is a critical component for the definition of an integrated management plan that operates within a multidimensional landscape shaped by intricate interactions. This study explores this complex interplay using a comprehensive framework, aimed at enlightening the non-linear pathways that flood risk assessments can traverse. It adopts the Gioia Methodology within the Grounded Theory approaches, enabling a nuanced exploration of flood risk assessment dynamics. Utilizing data from an Italian case study in the Po River District, this study unveils the flood risk assessment process framework by identifying 13 first-order codes, 6 s-order themes and 3 aggregate dimensions. It introduces a qualitative self-assessment tool to facilitate integration across dimensions and enhance Directive alignment, offering valuable insights for future flood risk assessment implementations

Authors: Kruczkiewicz, A; Cian, F; Monasterolo, I; Di Baldassarre, G; Caldas, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Journal: Environmental Research Letters
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 081001-081001
• Publication date: 2022-07-06
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac7ed9
• EISSN: 1748-9326
• ISSN: 1748-9326
• Language: English
• Keywords: Flood myth; Water resource management; Geology; History; Environmental planning; Earth science; Environmental science; Archaeology