Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn
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Resumo: | Floods are still a significant threat to people, despite of the considerable developments in forecasting, management, defensive, and rescue works. In the near future, climate and societal changes as both urbanization of flood prone areas and individual dangerous behaviors could increase flood fatalities. This paper analyzes flood mortality in eight countries using a 39-year database (1980–2018) named EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities), which was built using documentary sources. The narratives of fatalities were investigated and standardized in the database reporting the details of the events. The entire dataset shows a stable trend on flood fatalities, despite the existence of individual increasing (Greece, Italy, and South France) and decreasing (Turkey and Catalonia) trends. The 2466 fatalities were mainly males, aged between 30–49 years and the majority of them happened outdoor. Most often people were dragged by water/mud when travelling by motor vehicles. Some cases of hazardous behaviors, such as fording rivers, were also detected. The primary cause of death was drowning, followed by heart attack. This work contributes to understand the human–flood interaction that caused fatalities. The changes in society’s vulnerability highlighted throughout this study contribute to manage future risks, to improve people protection actions, and to reduce risk behaviors. |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learnFloodFatalitySpatiotemporal variabilityRiskVulnerabilityEuropeFloods are still a significant threat to people, despite of the considerable developments in forecasting, management, defensive, and rescue works. In the near future, climate and societal changes as both urbanization of flood prone areas and individual dangerous behaviors could increase flood fatalities. This paper analyzes flood mortality in eight countries using a 39-year database (1980–2018) named EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities), which was built using documentary sources. The narratives of fatalities were investigated and standardized in the database reporting the details of the events. The entire dataset shows a stable trend on flood fatalities, despite the existence of individual increasing (Greece, Italy, and South France) and decreasing (Turkey and Catalonia) trends. The 2466 fatalities were mainly males, aged between 30–49 years and the majority of them happened outdoor. Most often people were dragged by water/mud when travelling by motor vehicles. Some cases of hazardous behaviors, such as fording rivers, were also detected. The primary cause of death was drowning, followed by heart attack. This work contributes to understand the human–flood interaction that caused fatalities. The changes in society’s vulnerability highlighted throughout this study contribute to manage future risks, to improve people protection actions, and to reduce risk behaviors.MDPIRepositório da Universidade de LisboaPetrucci, OlgaAceto, LuigiBianchi, CinziaBigot, VictoriaBrázdil, RudolfPereira, SusanaKahraman, AbdullahKılıç, ÖzgenurKotroni, VassilikiLlasat, Maria CarmenLlasat-Botija, MontserratPapagiannaki, KaterinaPasqua, Angela AuroraŘehoř, JanRossello Geli, JoanSalvati, PaolaVinet, FreddyZêzere, José Luís2019-11-22T15:44:11Z2019-082019-08-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/40227engPetrucci, O.; Aceto, L.; Bianchi, C.; Bigot, V.; Brázdil, R.; Pereira, S.; Kahraman, A.; Kılıç, Ö.; Kotroni, V.; Llasat, M.C.; Llasat-Botija, M.; Papagiannaki, K.; Pasqua, A.A.; Řehoř, J.; Rossello Geli, J.; Salvati, P.; Vinet, F.; Zêzere, J.L. (2019) Flood Fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: Variability, Features, and Lessons to Learn. Water, 11, 1682. Doi: 10.3390/w1108168210.3390/w11081682info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:39:22Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/40227Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:53:55.279681Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn Petrucci, Olga Flood Fatality Spatiotemporal variability Risk Vulnerability Europe |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: variability, features, and lessons to learn |
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Petrucci, Olga |
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Petrucci, Olga Aceto, Luigi Bianchi, Cinzia Bigot, Victoria Brázdil, Rudolf Pereira, Susana Kahraman, Abdullah Kılıç, Özgenur Kotroni, Vassiliki Llasat, Maria Carmen Llasat-Botija, Montserrat Papagiannaki, Katerina Pasqua, Angela Aurora Řehoř, Jan Rossello Geli, Joan Salvati, Paola Vinet, Freddy Zêzere, José Luís |
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Aceto, Luigi Bianchi, Cinzia Bigot, Victoria Brázdil, Rudolf Pereira, Susana Kahraman, Abdullah Kılıç, Özgenur Kotroni, Vassiliki Llasat, Maria Carmen Llasat-Botija, Montserrat Papagiannaki, Katerina Pasqua, Angela Aurora Řehoř, Jan Rossello Geli, Joan Salvati, Paola Vinet, Freddy Zêzere, José Luís |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Petrucci, Olga Aceto, Luigi Bianchi, Cinzia Bigot, Victoria Brázdil, Rudolf Pereira, Susana Kahraman, Abdullah Kılıç, Özgenur Kotroni, Vassiliki Llasat, Maria Carmen Llasat-Botija, Montserrat Papagiannaki, Katerina Pasqua, Angela Aurora Řehoř, Jan Rossello Geli, Joan Salvati, Paola Vinet, Freddy Zêzere, José Luís |
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Flood Fatality Spatiotemporal variability Risk Vulnerability Europe |
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Flood Fatality Spatiotemporal variability Risk Vulnerability Europe |
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Floods are still a significant threat to people, despite of the considerable developments in forecasting, management, defensive, and rescue works. In the near future, climate and societal changes as both urbanization of flood prone areas and individual dangerous behaviors could increase flood fatalities. This paper analyzes flood mortality in eight countries using a 39-year database (1980–2018) named EUFF (EUropean Flood Fatalities), which was built using documentary sources. The narratives of fatalities were investigated and standardized in the database reporting the details of the events. The entire dataset shows a stable trend on flood fatalities, despite the existence of individual increasing (Greece, Italy, and South France) and decreasing (Turkey and Catalonia) trends. The 2466 fatalities were mainly males, aged between 30–49 years and the majority of them happened outdoor. Most often people were dragged by water/mud when travelling by motor vehicles. Some cases of hazardous behaviors, such as fording rivers, were also detected. The primary cause of death was drowning, followed by heart attack. This work contributes to understand the human–flood interaction that caused fatalities. The changes in society’s vulnerability highlighted throughout this study contribute to manage future risks, to improve people protection actions, and to reduce risk behaviors. |
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Petrucci, O.; Aceto, L.; Bianchi, C.; Bigot, V.; Brázdil, R.; Pereira, S.; Kahraman, A.; Kılıç, Ö.; Kotroni, V.; Llasat, M.C.; Llasat-Botija, M.; Papagiannaki, K.; Pasqua, A.A.; Řehoř, J.; Rossello Geli, J.; Salvati, P.; Vinet, F.; Zêzere, J.L. (2019) Flood Fatalities in Europe, 1980–2018: Variability, Features, and Lessons to Learn. Water, 11, 1682. Doi: 10.3390/w11081682 10.3390/w11081682 |
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