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Brief communication
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29 Nov 2022
Brief communication |
| 29 Nov 2022
| 29 Nov 2022
Brief communication: Critical infrastructure impacts of the 2021 mid-July western European flood event
Elco E. Koks
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Kees C. H. van Ginkel
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Margreet J. E. van Marle
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
Anne Lemnitzer
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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This study provides an overview of the impacts to critical infrastructure and how recovery has progressed after the July 2021 flood event in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The results show that Germany and Belgium were particularly affected, with many infrastructure assets severely damaged or completely destroyed. This study helps to better understand how infrastructure can be affected by flooding and can be used for validation purposes for future studies.
This study provides an overview of the impacts to critical infrastructure and how recovery has...
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