Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1097-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-1097-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
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06 Apr 2018
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Going beyond the flood insurance rate map: insights from flood hazard map co-production

Adam Luke, Brett F. Sanders, Kristen A. Goodrich, David L. Feldman, Danielle Boudreau, Ana Eguiarte, Kimberly Serrano, Abigail Reyes, Jochen E. Schubert, Amir AghaKouchak, Victoria Basolo, and Richard A. Matthew

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In this study, engineers and social scientists explore opportunities for improving the utility of flood hazard maps through focus groups with end users. Focus groups revealed that end users preferred legends that describe flood intensity both quantitatively and with qualitative reference points, as well as flood scenario descriptions that describe the magnitude (rather than frequency) of the flood. Illustrations of pluvial flooding, or flooding caused directly by rainfall, were highly desired.
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