Standard method 2004 damage and casualties caused by flooding

This report is based on the Standard Method 2002 Damage and Casualties report caused by flooding [2000], supplemented with new insights acquired over the 2001-2004 period. These new insights relate to the adjustment of the caualty function on the basis of research carried out by DWW [Jonkman et al., 2004], and the addition of an evaluation factor on the basis of research carried out by the University of Twente and HKV Lijn in Water [Barendregt et al., 2002; Maarseveen, 2004]. The study described in the report is part of the "Veiligheid van Nederland in Kaart (VNK)" and "Hoogwater Informatie Systeem (HIS)" projects initiated by the Department of Public Works.