Developing a large-scale dataset of flood fatalities for territories in the Euro-Mediterranean region, FFEM-DB

• Authors: PAPAGIANNAKI Katerina; PETRUCCI Olga; DIAKAKIS Michalis; KOTRONI Vassiliki; ACETO Luigi; BIANCHI Cinzia; BRÁZDIL Rudolf; GRIMALT GELABERT Miquel; INBAR Moshe; KAHRAMAN Abdullah; KILIÇ Özgenur; KRAHN Astrid; KREIBICH Heidi; CARMEN LLASAT Maria; LLASAT-BOTIJA Montserrat; MACDONALD Neil; DE BRITO Mariana Madruga; MERCURI Michele; PEREIRA Susana; ŘEHOŘ Jan; GELI Joan Rossello; SALVATI Paola; VINET Freddy; ZEZERE José Luis
• Year of publication: 2022
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Scientific Data
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• web: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01273-x
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01273-x
• Keywords: flood fatality database; flood fatality characteristics; fatality place; fatality dynamic; death cause; protective behavior; hazardous behavior; Euro-Mediterranean region
• Description: This data paper describes the multinational Database of Flood Fatalities from the Euro-Mediterranean region FFEM-DB that hosts data of 2,875 flood fatalities from 12 territories (nine of which represent entire countries) in Europe and the broader Mediterranean region from 1980 to 2020. The FFEM-DB database provides data on fatalities’ profiles, location, and contributing circumstances, allowing researchers and flood risk managers to explore demographic, behavioral, and situational factors, as well as environmental features of flood-related mortality. The standardized data collection and classification methodology enable comparison between regions beyond administrative boundaries. The FFEM-DB is expandable, regularly updated, publicly available, and with anonymized data. The key advantages of the FFEM-DB compared to existing datasets containing flood fatalities are its high level of detail, data accuracy, record completeness, and the large sample size from an extended area.