The value of citizen science for flood risk reduction:  cost–benefit analysis of a citizen observatory  in the Brenta-Bacchiglione catchment

Ferri, Michele; Wehn, Uta; See, Linda; Monego, Martina; Fritz, Steffen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5781-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5781-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5781-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 12

Research article

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03 Dec 2020

Research article |

| 03 Dec 2020

The value of citizen science for flood risk reduction: cost–benefit analysis of a citizen observatory in the Brenta-Bacchiglione catchment

Michele Ferri, Uta Wehn, Linda See, Martina Monego, and Steffen Fritz

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (16 Sep 2020) by Thom Bogaard

AR by Linda See on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2020)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Oct 2020) by Thom Bogaard

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (31 Oct 2020) by Thom Bogaard

AR by Linda See on behalf of the Authors (05 Nov 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

As part of the flood risk management strategy of the Brenta-Bacchiglione catchment (Italy), a citizen observatory for flood risk management is currently being implemented. A cost–benefit analysis of the citizen observatory was undertaken to demonstrate the value of this approach in monetary terms. Results show a reduction in avoided damage of 45 % compared to a scenario without implementation of the citizen observatory. The idea is to promote this methodology for future flood risk management.