COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PLANNING ON THE BASIS OF FLOOD RISK CALCULATIONS

[摘要] Recent studies showed that one third of the Belgian coastline is not sufficiently protected against severe storm events. Therefore coastal protection plans are set up to assure a minimum safety standard for the entire coastline. Flood risk calculations constitute the main input parameter for the concept and planning phases. Since 100% safety can never be guaranteed, contingency plans are constructed to reduce the remaining flood risks. Flood risk calculations are a powerful communicative and operational instrument to use between engineers and experts on the field, thus forming the link between coastal management and disaster planning.

[学科分类] 建筑学

[关键词] coastal protection;flood risk;contingency planning