NEtWork-based Flood Risk Assessment
and Management of Emergencies
NEWFRAME
Aims
of Project
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Implement and test a new methodology to assess the risk of natural hazards
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Compare the new approach with traditional approaches for risk assessment
Major Steps
Urban flash flood model
Development of graph methodology
Risk assessment
Update Integrated Territorial System
Dissemination and communication
Expected Results
Integrated Territorial System Updated
Urban flash flood model
Risk assessment
Graph methodology tested
Community engagement
NEWFRAME
Methodology
Case Study
Monza, the third-largest city of Lombardy, is an important economic, industrial and administrative centre north of Milano.
City: Monza
Hazard: flood
Area: 33km²
Exposed population: 123’151
Monza is crossed by the River Lambro and in the last decades has been affected by floods that reduced the functionality of the historical centre and generated severe damages.