Risk management against indirect risks from disasters
A multi-model and participatory governance framework applied to flood risk in Austria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22026520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefan Hochrainer‐stigler (0000-0002-9929-8171, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, corresponding author), Gabriel Bachner (0000-0003-2025-0747, University of Graz), Nina Knittel (0000-0002-0694-3419, University of Graz), Sebastian Poledna (0000-0002-5838-6570, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Karina Reiter (0000-0002-3416-4287, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Francesco Bosello (0000-0001-8492-219X, Ca' Foscari University of Venice) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Pages | 104425 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-4209 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104425 |
| OpenAlex | W4394775436 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 42 |
Indirect effects resulting from natural disasters, such as the follow-on consequences of initial destruction, are attracting growing attention. This is because economic losses in the aftermath of disaster events have escalated in recent years and are expected to continue to rise in the future. Despite this, the primary focus of most countries’ disaster risk management approaches remains centered on mitigating the direct effects of such events, with little attention being paid to strategies aimed explicitly at reducing indirect effects. As a result, there are limited practical solutions available for reducing these indirect damages. Most efforts remain theoretical, lacking real-world testing of frameworks specifically designed to reduce indirect risks. To address this gap, this paper aims to illuminate the issue by proposing and empirically testing how existing risk management frameworks designed for direct risks could be expanded to encompass indirect effects as well. In doing so, we create and use a framework to manage indirect risks in a collaborative process for dealing with major flood risk in Austria. We test specific challenges and explore ways to integrate the management of these indirect risks in a complex real-world scenario. Our findings suggest that linking indirect and direct risk management can be achieved with relatively modest effort. A precise systems definition proves particularly beneficial in this regard, as it can link disaster risk related dimensions with non-disaster related targets. This approach thereby opens up the possibility to explicitly include multiple dividends in the decision-making process about indirect risk management strategies
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |