- Volume 19 (2021), Issue 4
- Vol. 19 (2021), No. 4
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- Pages 396 - 406
- pp. 396 - 406
Risikogebiete außerhalb von Überschwemmungsgebieten gemäß §78b WHG
The paper examines the category of so called high risk areas outside flooding zones as regulated by the German water legislation (§ 78b WHG) and presents respective consequential requirements as well as legal consequences. It argues for the strengthening of preventive flood protection and further legislative amendments.