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Jeroen cjh Aerts

Prof. VU University Amsterdam
Verified email at vu.nl
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A review of risk perceptions and other factors that influence flood mitigation behavior

…, WJW Botzen, JCJH Aerts - Risk Analysis: An …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In flood risk management, a shift can be observed toward more integrated approaches that
increasingly address the role of private households in implementing flood damage mitigation …

Integrating human behaviour dynamics into flood disaster risk assessment

JCJH Aerts, WJ Botzen, KC Clarke, SL Cutter… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
The behaviour of individuals, businesses, and government entities before, during, and
immediately after a disaster can dramatically affect the impact and recovery time. However, …

Global drivers of future river flood risk

HC Winsemius, JCJH Aerts, LPH Van Beek… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
Understanding global future river flood risk is a prerequisite for the quantification of climate
change impacts and planning effective adaptation strategies 1 . Existing global flood risk …

Causes, impacts and patterns of disastrous river floods

…, S Vorogushyn, F Dottori, JCJH Aerts… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions
of dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

Managing change toward adaptive water management through social learning

C Pahl-Wostl, J Sendzimir, P Jeffrey, J Aerts… - Ecology and society, 2007 - JSTOR
The management of water resources is currently undergoing a paradigm shift toward a more
integrated and participatory management style. This paper highlights the need to fully take …

Declining vulnerability to river floods and the global benefits of adaptation

…, HC Winsemius, JCJH Aerts… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The global impacts of river floods are substantial and rising. Effective adaptation to the
increasing risks requires an in-depth understanding of the physical and socioeconomic drivers of …

Factors of influence on flood damage mitigation behaviour by households

JK Poussin, WJW Botzen, JCJH Aerts - Environmental Science & Policy, 2014 - Elsevier
Based on a literature review, this paper proposes and empirically tests an extended version
of the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) of individual disaster preparedness. A survey was …

A global framework for future costs and benefits of river-flood protection in urban areas

PJ Ward, B Jongman, JCJH Aerts, PD Bates… - Nature climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Floods cause billions of dollars of damage each year 1 , and flood risks are expected to
increase due to socio-economic development, subsidence, and climate change 2 , 3 , 4 . …

Flood risk and adaptation strategies under climate change and urban expansion: A probabilistic analysis using global data

S Muis, B Güneralp, B Jongman, JCJH Aerts… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
An accurate understanding of flood risk and its drivers is crucial for effective risk management.
Detailed risk projections, including uncertainties, are however rarely available, particularly …

Transitioning to resilience and sustainability in urban communities

MJ Collier, Z Nedović-Budić, J Aerts, S Connop… - Cities, 2013 - Elsevier
Adapting to the challenges of rapid urban growth and societal change will require mechanisms
for efficient transitioning to an embedded resilience. This has become central to the …