Towards a Robust Framework for Navigating Flood-Related Challenges: A Comprehensive Proposal for an Advanced Flood Risk Assessment Scale in the Slovak Republic
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study presents a new multi-index hierarchical model for flood risk assessment which incorporates three indicator indexes—hazard, vulnerability, and exposure—to develop a five-level risk scale. The methodology is applied to historical data on flood events in The Slovak Republic between 2001 and 2010. The input values are characterized in more detail through the use of weighted values to provide a more balanced overall risk assessment. The original formula used to calculate the risk levels was found to produce results with overly high numerical values, and therefore the multiplication step of the formula was replaced by addition to insure greater simplicity and ease of use. This refined methodology introduces a novel quantitative approach to risk assessment, offering flexibility and variability in the indicator layer. The methodology can be adapted to assess risk at either the macro or micro scale and at more specific periods of time. The resulting risk values offer a nuanced understanding of risk levels across different indexes and underscores the method’s innovation.
Source: Land
DOI: 10.3390/land14091760
Institutions: Technical University of Košice, Zagazig University
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
Awards: G2107622021, Posudzovanie Klimatickej Zraniteľnosti a Vytváranie Klimatickej Odolnosti: Metodický Rámec pre Udržateľné Investície a Projekty, Zmierňovanie hydrologických rizík – povodní a súch – výskumom extrémnych hydroklimatických javov, Výskum extrémnych hydroklimatických javov v povodiach vodných tokov a návrhy zmiernenia prírode blízkymi riešeniami, G7118233517
OpenAlex ID: W4413830277