Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Journal of Young Scientist", Vol. 7
Written by Magdalena LEONTE, Eduard BĂNICĂ
Floods remain one of the major causes of natural disasters affecting society. The consequences of floods to man on a world wide scale have been well documented. Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and policy development in the fields of natural hazard management and adaptation planning to climate change. Thus, in this paper we want to bring to the forefront the modern monitoring tools, such as drones for image acquisition and data processing software to possible flood-affected areas, and an economic assessment of the losses due to them.
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