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Are Floods Becoming a More Expensive Hazard? A Damages Review of the Southeastern Spanish Coast (1996–2016).

Authors :
López-Martínez, Francisco
Source :
Land (2012); May2023, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p1035, 17p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Over the last few decades, an increasing economic and social flooding damages trend has been recorded worldwide. Although this situation was initially associated with climate change, recently different institutions and scientific papers have related this trend to two main reasons: (i) a human population increase and (ii) the number of assets located in floodable areas. In this regard, this paper analyses evolutions in flood damages and their causes in a Mediterranean area, the provinces of Alicante and Murcia, between 1996 and 2016. The duration of this period, from a flood risk management policy point of view, is very important because it encompasses one of the most important legislative periods at a national and European level. As a main result, this paper establishes a temporal and spatial pattern related to increases in flood damages and their main influence on coastal areas, respectively, due to certain economic, spatial and temporal factors. As a conclusion, these trends demonstrate the inefficiency of flood risk management policies, especially those connected with spatial planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2073445X
Volume :
12
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Land (2012)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163968057
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051035