Between 1998 and 2006 a series of extreme flood events took place on the Tisza River and
its tributaries. In Hungary, this triggered the development of flood‐peak polders as a more …

Reduction of water levels during river floods is key in preventing damage and loss of life.
Computer models are used to design ways to achieve this and assist in the decision-making …

Adaptation plays a critical role in reducing risks from climate change and the need for
climate adaptation is increasingly being recognised in national policies. However, evidence …

In this paper, we introduce and test a framework to qualitatively assess the environmental
impact of climate adaptation innovations with the ambition to facilitate the implementation of …

Floods represent one of the major challenges facing human societies. The impacts caused
by them are extensive, and efficient flood adaptation will play a key role in the current …

Infrastructure and property flood protection measures were traditionally afforded by large,
permanent, physical features such as flood barriers, levees and embankments (Grice and …

After nine years of studying in the field of Civil Engineering, the moment has come for this
cycle of my life to come to a conclusion. I would like to express my gratitude to the people …

Flooding is one of the most frequently occurring and damaging natural disasters worldwide.
Quantitative flood risk management (FRM) in the modern context demands statistically …

Flood is a natural disaster that has become a major concern to the Nigerian government.
Despite the numerous hazards caused by the flood, little attention has been directed …

The changes in climatic variables such as precipitation and temperature and their
associated extremes due to increased global warming from anthropogenic greenhouse …