Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2431-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2431-2018
Research article
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14 Sep 2018
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2018

A comparison of building value models for flood risk analysis

Veronika Röthlisberger, Andreas P. Zischg, and Margreth Keiler

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (30 Mar 2018) by Thomas Glade
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Aug 2018) by Thomas Glade
AR by Veronika Röthlisberger on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (21 Aug 2018) by Thomas Glade
AR by Veronika Röthlisberger on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2018)
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We investigate the role of building value estimation schemes within flood exposure analyses on regional to national scales. Our results for Switzerland suggest that models based on individual buildings produce more reliable results than models based on surface area, but only if they consider the buildings' volume. Simple models tend to underestimate the exposure, which results in suboptimal allocation of resources for protection measures in decision making processes based on cost efficiency.
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