In the paper, preliminary results of the research program for development of methodology and application for assessing the benefits of construction and non-construction measures to reduce flood risk in the Republic of Slovenia for the preparation of investment documentation. When planning protection measure, the main objective is to reduce the damage that the flood could cause and maximize the actual benefit of the implemented measure which is defined as the difference between expected damage before and after the implementation. Measures can be physical (e.g., realization of construction objects), but they can be also just organizational (e.g., realization of non-constructional measures). The first objective of the project is to upgrade the methodology from 2014 (IzVRS, 2014) for assessment of benefits of construction and non-construction flood risk mitigation measures. The second project objetive is to produce an application based on the GIS through which the available location data in the space are take into account in the upgraded methodology. Upgraded methodology and application allow the assessment of the benefits of both construction and non-construction measures, taking into account 4 sectors: human heatlh, environment, economic activity and cultural heritage. Zhe usefulness of the upgraded method and the application will be tested within the framework of the project in three flood zones in Slovenia.
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In recent decades, an increase in flood damage has been observed; therefore, the assessment of potential damage is becoming more important. Estimation of potential flood damage can be achieved with various existing models. However, their transferability is questionable and the actual availability of input data is often limited. To overcome these shortcomings, a new model has been developed to effectively estimate flood damage in Croatia. The proposed model uses only publicly available data such as the CORINE data set and information from censuses. The model was developed in an open source Geographic Information System programme. Validation of the model's performance was performed using data from the extreme May 2014 flood that occurred in the Balkan Peninsula. Furthermore, the model has already been used in practice and has proven to be user-friendly due to the minimum input required from open source data, allowing for insights to be gained from data updates.
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