Traditional emergency policies fall short during floods
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 08:43
in Psychology & Sociology
When it comes to floods and other crisis situations, the authorities do not always take the right decisions, because they make insufficient use of the technical information currently available. Interactive simulation models can help them weigh up their options more effectively when considering evacuation and other measures. This is the conclusion reached by Anne Leskens from the University of Twente (The Netherlands) in his thesis The case of flood policy decision-making. He will be awarded his doctorate at the University of Twente on Tuesday, 8 December.