Key topics

flood

Flood refers to an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
	Living with floods: key lessons from four Australian flood reviews and similar reviews from the Netherlands, China and the USA	Biblio		flood, planning, policy
	Exploring the circumstances surrounding flood fatalities in Australia—1900–2015 and the implications for policy and practice	Biblio		flood, policy, severe weather
	Development and evaluation of FLFAcs - A new Flood Loss Function for Australian commercial structures	Biblio	save (1.45 MB)	engineering, flood
	Launceston flood risk mitigation - June 2016 floods	Biblio	save (6.68 MB)	economics, flood, mitigation
	Evaluation of TanDEM-X and DEM-H digital elevation models over the Condamine-Balonne catchment	Biblio		flood, multi-hazard, optimisation
	Cost-effective mitigation strategy development for flood prone buildings: literature review of mitigation strategies	Biblio	save (2.77 MB)	engineering, flood, mitigation
	Comparison of remotely sensed and modelled soil moisture data sets across Australia	Biblio		fire, flood, remote sensing
	Floods, bushfires and sectoral economic output in Australia, 1978-2014	Biblio		economics, flood, modelling
	How do we reduce vehicle related deaths: exploring Australian flood fatalities 1900-2015 - non peer reviewed extended abstract	Biblio	save (555.34 KB)	flood
25 Aug 2014	Project team meets on Lockyer Valley case study	Blog		flood, infrastructure
25 Mar 2021	Flood planning benefits from multi hazard research approach	Blog		flood, multi-hazard, planning
24 Jun 2016	Important research insights	Blog		economics, flood, resilience
15 Apr 2016	Mixing hobbies and science	Blog		coastal, flood, tsunami
01 Apr 2016	An interesting week in Malaysia	Blog		emergency management, flood, tropical
08 Mar 2018	Risk and warning communication that supports women during disasters	Blog		communication, flood, warnings
15 Jul 2015	Searching for clues	Blog		decision making, flood, risk analysis
05 Apr 2021	Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them	Blog		communities, flood, resilience
03 Oct 2017	Could Sydney be the next Houston?	Blog		cyclone, flood, planning
22 Mar 2021	Why do people try to drive through floodwater or leave it too late to flee? Psychology offers some answers	Blog		communication, flood, warnings
15 Jun 2016	People, policy and floods	Blog		coastal, flood, mitigation
07 Jun 2016	Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water	Blog		decision making, education, flood
18 Dec 2018	Inspiring research in another continent	Blog		flood, modelling, risk management
18 May 2021	It can’t all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires	Blog		economics, fire, flood
02 Oct 2015	Why you should do a three minute thesis presentation	Blog		flood, governance, policy
30 May 2017	Where, why and how are Australians dying in floods?	News		communication, education, flood
26 Sep 2016	Project update - scientific diversity	News		flood, mitigation, policy
26 Apr 2017	History provides a lesson in preventing flood deaths	News		decision making, flood, warnings
27 Jun 2018	PhD wins prestigious award	News		flood, hydrology, remote sensing
13 Jul 2017	How to stop people entering floodwater	News		decision making, flood, policy
04 Oct 2017	Flood warning research leading impact	News		communication, flood, warnings
08 May 2020	Communicating and perceiving flood risks and warnings	News		communication, flood, risk analysis
17 Sep 2020	Resilience research central to blueprint	News		fire, flood, resilience
18 Mar 2019	Quick response for flood assessment	News		emergency management, flood, warnings
24 Jul 2015	Oceans on the Rise	News		coastal, flood, tsunami
14 Dec 2016	Scientific diversity project update	News		flood, mitigation, policy
23 Aug 2018	Climate and water research over summer	News		communities, flood
09 May 2016	Mitigating disasters: the inconvenient truth	News		flood, fuel reduction, mitigation
07 Feb 2018	Flood research highlighted	News		communities, flood, warnings
19 Nov 2018	A new wave of PhD completions	News		earthquake, fire, flood
08 Jun 2016	Flood paper highly commended	News		flood, risk analysis, vulnerability