Dr Roozbeh Hasanzadeh Nafari

This research focuses on quantifying the flood risks and performing a flood damage assessment as a case study within Australia. With this knowledge, mitigation of the risks can occur in preparation for possible flood scenarios. In the event of an actual flood, initial response can be based on the estimations of the consequences, which can be updated in real time from available information. The outcome of this research will be important for disaster management decision makers as it will provide them with a tool for assisting the development and implementation of an appropriate policy for flood risk mitigation pre-disaster. This research project proposes to develop and perform the flood damage assessment module of this project. Flood damage assessment could be considered as an important part of PRE-ELEM project because firstly, one of the largest portions of natural disaster cost is related to flood events (Munich Re, 2005) and secondly, Australian common models (e.g. RAM and ANUFLOOD) may lead to considerable inaccuracy and underestimation in flood damage assessment (Barton et al., 2003). Consequently, due to the considerable role of flood phenomena compared to other natural hazards in risk management and the stage of achievements in the context of flood damage assessment in Australia, an accurate estimation of flood consequences could play a prominent role for PRE-ELEM project.