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Developing a large-scale dataset of flood fatalities for territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region, FFEM-DB.

ABSTRACT: This data paper describes the multinational Database of Flood Fatalities from the Euro-Mediterranean region FFEM-DB that hosts data of 2,875 flood fatalities from 12 territories (nine of which represent entire countries) in Europe and the broader Mediterranean region from 1980 to 2020. The FFEM-DB database provides data on fatalities' profiles, location, and contributing circumstances, allowing researchers and flood risk managers to explore demographic, behavioral, and situational factors, as well as environmental features of flood-related mortality. The standardized data collection and classification methodology enable comparison between regions beyond administrative boundaries. The FFEM-DB is expandable, regularly updated, publicly available, and with anonymized data. The key advantages of the FFEM-DB compared to existing datasets containing flood fatalities are its high level of detail, data accuracy, record completeness, and the large sample size from an extended area.

SUBMITTER: Papagiannaki K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9005609 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Developing a large-scale dataset of flood fatalities for territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region, FFEM-DB.

Papagiannaki Katerina K Petrucci Olga O Diakakis Michalis M Kotroni Vassiliki V Aceto Luigi L Bianchi Cinzia C Brázdil Rudolf R Gelabert Miquel Grimalt MG Inbar Moshe M Kahraman Abdullah A Kılıç Özgenur Ö Krahn Astrid A Kreibich Heidi H Llasat Maria Carmen MC Llasat-Botija Montserrat M Macdonald Neil N de Brito Mariana Madruga MM Mercuri Michele M Pereira Susana S Řehoř Jan J Geli Joan Rossello JR Salvati Paola P Vinet Freddy F Zêzere José Luis JL

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This data paper describes the multinational Database of Flood Fatalities from the Euro-Mediterranean region FFEM-DB that hosts data of 2,875 flood fatalities from 12 territories (nine of which represent entire countries) in Europe and the broader Mediterranean region from 1980 to 2020. The FFEM-DB database provides data on fatalities' profiles, location, and contributing circumstances, allowing researchers and flood risk managers to explore demographic, behavioral, and situational factors, as we ...[more]

PMID: 35414083

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