Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 11, 7875–7933, 2014 www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/11/7875/2014/ doi:10.5194/hessd-11-7875-2014 © Author(s) 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License. This discussion paper is/has been under review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS). Please refer to the corresponding final paper in HESS if available. The KULTURisk Regional Risk Assessment methodology for water-related natural hazards – Part 2: Application to the Zurich case study P. Ronco1,2, M. Bullo1, S. Torresan2, A. Critto1,2, R. Olschewski3, M. Zappa4, and A. Marcomini1,2 1Dept. Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics University Ca’Foscari Venice, Venice, Italy 2Centro Euro-Mediterraneo su i Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Impacts on Soil and Coast Division, Lecce, Italy 3Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Economics and Social Sciences, Birmensdorf, Switzerland 4Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements, Birmensdorf, Switzerland 7875 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Received: 9 June 2014 – Accepted: 11 June 2014 – Published: 11 July 2014 Correspondence to: A. Marcomini (
[email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 7876 Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Discussion Paper | Abstract The main objective of the paper is the application of the KULTURisk Regional Risk Assessment (KR-RRA) methodology, presented in the companion paper (Part 1, Ronco et al., 2014), to the Sihl River valley, in Switzerland. Through a tuning process of the 5 methodology to the site-specific context and features, flood related risks have been assessed for different receptors lying on the Sihl River valley including the city of Zurich, which represents a typical case of river flooding in urban area.