The “Flood Damage Models” repository

Abstract

Flood damage assessment is a quite recent topic in flood risk management, nevertheless, several tools are now available for flood damage estimation which are characterised by different levels of robustness and reliability, and no model can be, at present, considered as a standard. In such a context, the choice of the more suitable model(s) to be implemented can be challenging, above all for non-expert users, and may imply significant errors in damage estimates if done without a critical knowledge of models’ limits and usability. Key questions concern the coherence between the scales of analysis, the type of flood or the vulnerability context, the ability to cover the variety of exposed assets and last but not least the specific inputs required and available data. The “flood damage models” repository is aimed at supporting flood damage modellers in the choice of the best available model(s) for a specific context under investigation and a specific problem at stake, by supplying key information for each available model. With this objective in mind, the repository wants to be more than a review or a database of existing models, but rather an operative tool in the support of more reliable analysis.