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Research article
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14 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 14 Nov 2020
| 14 Nov 2020
The role of household adaptation measures in reducing vulnerability to flooding: a coupled agent-based and flood modelling approach
Yared Abayneh Abebe
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands
Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
Amineh Ghorbani
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of
Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX, Delft, the Netherlands
Igor Nikolic
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of
Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX, Delft, the Netherlands
Natasa Manojlovic
River and Coastal Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology,
Denickestraße 22 (I), 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Angelika Gruhn
River and Coastal Engineering, Hamburg University of Technology,
Denickestraße 22 (I), 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Zoran Vojinovic
Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands
Center for Water Systems, College of Engineering, Mathematics and
Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK
Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung
University, No. 1 University Road, Tainan, Taiwan
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Short summary
The paper presents a coupled agent-based and flood model for Hamburg, Germany. It explores residents’ adaptation behaviour in relation to flood event scenarios, economic incentives and shared and individual strategies. We found that unique trajectories of adaptation behaviour emerge from different flood event series. Providing subsidies improves adaptation behaviour in the long run. The coupled modelling technique allows the role of individual measures in flood risk management to be examined.
The paper presents a coupled agent-based and flood model for Hamburg, Germany. It explores...
