Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania

Flood events are among the most devastating natural disasters, causing significant direct and indirect damages across various socio-economic sectors. Accurate damage, loss, and risk modeling are essential for implementing effective flood risk management strategies, particularly in regions prone to...

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Main Authors: Maria Ilinca Cheveresan, Mihai Valentin Stancu
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Language:English
Published: Ovidius University Press 2025-02-01
Series:Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
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Online Access:https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2024i2/Section%201%20and%202/4.pdf
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description Flood events are among the most devastating natural disasters, causing significant direct and indirect damages across various socio-economic sectors. Accurate damage, loss, and risk modeling are essential for implementing effective flood risk management strategies, particularly in regions prone to recurrent flooding. This article explores a structured methodology for flood damage and loss modeling in Romania, focusing on the Dâmbu River basin as a case study. By employing damage functions, classifying damages, and identifying typologies of vulnerable elements, this study provides insights into risk quantification and mitigation strategies. The findings underscore the necessity of localized, high-resolution data for accurate flood risk mapping to inform policy and community resilience.
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spelling doaj-art-19f45ded2b8d4b8fa62ae9843aeec5f52025-08-20T03:05:09ZengOvidius University PressOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series2393-31272025-02-01XXIV22428Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania Maria Ilinca Cheveresan0Mihai Valentin Stancu1Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania DHI SW ProjectFlood events are among the most devastating natural disasters, causing significant direct and indirect damages across various socio-economic sectors. Accurate damage, loss, and risk modeling are essential for implementing effective flood risk management strategies, particularly in regions prone to recurrent flooding. This article explores a structured methodology for flood damage and loss modeling in Romania, focusing on the Dâmbu River basin as a case study. By employing damage functions, classifying damages, and identifying typologies of vulnerable elements, this study provides insights into risk quantification and mitigation strategies. The findings underscore the necessity of localized, high-resolution data for accurate flood risk mapping to inform policy and community resilience. https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2024i2/Section%201%20and%202/4.pdfflood damage modelingrisk assessmentdamage functionstypologies of vulnerable elementseu flood directiveflood resilience
spellingShingle Maria Ilinca Cheveresan
Mihai Valentin Stancu
Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
flood damage modeling
risk assessment
damage functions
typologies of vulnerable elements
eu flood directive
flood resilience
title Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
title_full Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
title_fullStr Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
title_full_unstemmed Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
title_short Damage, Loss, and Risk Modelling in Flood Events: A Case Study of the Dâmbu River, Romania
title_sort damage loss and risk modelling in flood events a case study of the dambu river romania
topic flood damage modeling
risk assessment
damage functions
typologies of vulnerable elements
eu flood directive
flood resilience
url https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2024i2/Section%201%20and%202/4.pdf
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