Modeling direct damages in Kifissos river (Athens, Greece).
Citation:
Vassilopoulos A, Evelpidou N, Karkani A, Manojlovic N. Modeling direct damages in Kifissos river (Athens, Greece). In: Schweckendiek K& Comprehensive Flood Risk Management. Taylor & Francis; 2013. pp. 603-608.
Flood damages for residential and commercial/industrial areas can be direct and indirect. While direct damages are caused by physical contact of floodwater, indirect flood damages are caused through interruption of economic and social activities as a consequence of direct flood damages. Direct and indirect damages can be subdivided into primary and secondary categories as primary are the physical damages on the property and secondary damages are defined by the replacement costs. In this paper we are trying to estimate direct residential flood damages in a section of Kifissos drainage basin (Athens, Greece), taken into account the physical characteristics of the system as well as the landuse and predominant building types of the study area. Taken into account the results of this model each element of the urban environment has to be properly prepared and build capacity to cope with the current and future challenges.
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment Tel: (+30) 210-7274297 Fax: (+30) 210-7274927 Email:evelpidou@geol.uoa.gr
