Published: Građevinar 77 (2025) 10
Paper type: Scientific research paper
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Generalized model for quantifying morbidity and mortality due to floods

Existing models for assessing the harmful consequences of floods are often limited to direct economic damage, while the health and social impacts of floods are rarely systematically quantified. This paper presents a generalized model for quantifying the social aspects of floods that integrates four key risk components: exposure, vulnerability, susceptibility, and resilience. The model was developed based on an analysis of existing approaches and enables the assessment of morbidity and mortality by defining different risk coefficients and indicators. The proposed generalized model allows for the adjustment of parameters to the available statistical data and the development of more comprehensive and effective flood risk mitigation strategies and measures.

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