Paired Disaster Study

Definition

A type of empirical case study, that analyses changing conditions, and changes in the impacts of consecutive disasters that occurred in the same region over time.

Source

Kreibich, H., Di Baldassarre, G., Vorogushyn, S., Aerts, J.C., Apel, H., Aronica, G.T., Arnbjerg‐Nielsen, K., Bouwer, L. M., Bubeck, P., Caloiero, T., Chinh, D. T., Cortès, M., Gain, A. K., Giampá, V., Kuhlicke, C, Kundzewicz, Z. W., Llasat, M.C., Mård, J., Matczak, P., Mazzoleni, M., Molinari, D., Dung, N. V., Petrucci, O., Schröter, K., Slager, K., Thieken, A. H., Ward., P. J., & Merz., B. (2017). Adaptation to flood risk: Results of international paired flood event studies. Earth's Future, 5(10), 953-965.

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