As with other types of natural hazard, the effectiveness of response to a flood event can be improved if an emergency plan has already been prepared, so that all participants understand their roles and responsibilities, including the overall chain of command. The potential disruption from flooding also needs to be considered, including the possibility of communication, instrumentation, computer and other systems failing, and access and evacuation routes being cut by flood water. Risk assessment techniques are also increasingly used to assess the resilience of response procedures, together with developments in information technology for the spatial analysis and visualisation of flood extent relative to properties, infrastructure and transport routes. This chapter provides an introduction to these issues, and discusses the general trend towards multi-hazard systems, which share systems and resources across many types of threat.
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(2008). Preparedness. In: Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77853-0_9
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