5th International Conference on Flood Risk Management and Response
29 June - 01 July 2016
San Servolo, Venice, Italy
Introduction
FRIAR 2016 is the fifth Conference of this successful series. The conference started at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London in 2008 and was reconvened at the Lombardy Region Headquarters in Milano in 2010, Dubrovnik in 2012 and Poznan in 2014. Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. When flooding occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as well as threatening human life. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, upset and disruption that are left in the wake of floods.
The increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are set to worsen in the future. How we respond and adapt to these challenges is key to developing our long term resilience at the property, community and city scale. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are the
most obvious, impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues including stress related illness.
most obvious, impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues including stress related illness.
Flooding represents a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty in many parts of the developing world, where vulnerable communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events. The conference provides a forum for researchers, academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding of flood events and our approaches to response, recovery and resilience. The meeting will bring together social scientists, surveyors, engineers, scientists, and other professionals from many countries involved in research and development activities in a wide range of technical and management topics related to flooding and its impacts on communities, property and people.
Conference Topics
The following list covers some of the topics to be presented at FRIAR 2016. Papers on other subjects related to the objectives of the conference are also welcome.
- Flood management
- Flood warning
- Flood response
- Flood risk adaptation
- Flood protection – products and processes
- Flood impact on health
- Flood risk modelling
- Flood forecasting
- Flood vulnerability
- Urban flood modelling
- Flood risk assessment and recovery
- Storm surge modelling
- Environment assessment
- Climate change impact
- Socio and economic impact
- Innovative approaches
- Flood case studies
- Emergency preparedness
- Critical infrastructure
- Flood damage assessment
Find out more on the conference webpage.