Frans Klijn, Timo Schweckendiek

"… should be read by anyone in the world in charge of planning and managing emergency responses. Dr. Badiru is international well known for his handbooks that are often defined as the ‘bible for engineers.’"—Dr. Ana Ferreras, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA"A quick reference book to plan, prepare and coordinate different activities to mitigate disaster by using robotic technologies for First Response and optimization in evacuation route planning and decision making for disaster recovery operations , which are derived with system engineering approach and models, will help professionals and organizations to familiarize the practices to mitigate disaster, emergency responses, safety management and environmental protection. The book can be used to train masses in the society to enlighten the preparatory tasks to mitigate the disaster."—Dr. Abdul Razzak Rumane, Director, Construction Quality Management, Dar Alkuwait Alkhaleejia for Consultation and Training, Kuwait"A review of the incorporation of unmanned aircraft in the emergency response tool kit is timely and on-point … provides a thorough review of emergency response planning … I’m looking forward to reading this book"—Dr. Julie White, United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA

• Keynote presentationWhere next in flood risk management? A personal view on research needs and directions P.G. SamuelsTechnical presentationsFlood hazard analysisFlood defencesInundation modellingFlood consequencesFlood risk analysisFlood hazard and risk mappingFlood risk managementLong term planning for global changeGovernance & policy instrumentsVulnerability and resilienceRisk communicationFlood prediction and early warningEvacuation & rescueFlood event management

Frans Klijn, Timo Schweckendiek

"… should be read by anyone in the world in charge of planning and managing emergency responses. Dr. Badiru is international well known for his handbooks that are often defined as the ‘bible for engineers.’"—Dr. Ana Ferreras, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA"A quick reference book to plan, prepare and coordinate different activities to mitigate disaster by using robotic technologies for First Response and optimization in evacuation route planning and decision making for disaster recovery operations , which are derived with system engineering approach and models, will help professionals and organizations to familiarize the practices to mitigate disaster, emergency responses, safety management and environmental protection. The book can be used to train masses in the society to enlighten the preparatory tasks to mitigate the disaster."—Dr. Abdul Razzak Rumane, Director, Construction Quality Management, Dar Alkuwait Alkhaleejia for Consultation and Training, Kuwait"A review of the incorporation of unmanned aircraft in the emergency response tool kit is timely and on-point … provides a thorough review of emergency response planning … I’m looking forward to reading this book"—Dr. Julie White, United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA

• Keynote presentationWhere next in flood risk management? A personal view on research needs and directions P.G. SamuelsTechnical presentationsFlood hazard analysisFlood defencesInundation modellingFlood consequencesFlood risk analysisFlood hazard and risk mappingFlood risk managementLong term planning for global changeGovernance & policy instrumentsVulnerability and resilienceRisk communicationFlood prediction and early warningEvacuation & rescueFlood event management