Dr. Wim Kellens

Wim Kellens (°1984, Torhout) is research assistant at the Department of Geography of Ghent University and a research fellow of the CartoGIS Research Group. He holds a Master degree in Geography (Ghent University) with specialization in cartography and GIS. He holds a Master degree in Geography (2006, Ghent University) and a PhD degree in Geography (2011, Ghent University).

Wim's research interests focus on flood risk management with specific attention to the effects of population dynamics on flood risk calculations and the analysis of public risk perceptions. By mapping the concerns, preferences and needs of the public, his research aims at unveiling the necessary information to develop better and more efficient flood risk communication.

Download Wim's Phd thesis 'Analysis, Perception and Communication of Coastal Flood Risks – Examining objective and subjective risk assessment'

Selected publications:

• Kellens, W., Neutens, T., Deckers, P., Reyns, J., De Maeyer, Ph. 2011. Coastal flood risks and seasonal tourism: Analysing the effects of tourism dynamics on casualty calculations. Natural Hazards (in press)
• Kellens, W., Zaalberg, R., Neutens, T., Vanneuville, W., De Maeyer, Ph., 2011. An analysis of the public perception of flood risk on the Belgian coast. Risk Analysis, 31 (7), pp. 1055-1068
• Kellens, W., Vanneuville, W., Ooms, K., De Maeyer, Ph., 2009. Communicating flood risk to the public by cartography, Proceedings of the 24th International Cartographic Conference, Santiago de Chili.
• Kellens, W., 2009. Overstromingsrisico's aan de Belgische kust: een belevingsonderzoek, AGORA Magazine, Jaargang 25 - Nummer 5, pp. 18-20
• Kellens, W., Deckers, P., Saleh, H., Vanneuville, W., De Maeyer, Ph., Allaert, G., De Sutter, R., 2008. A GIS for flood risk management in Flanders (Belgium), Sixth International Conference on Computer Simulation Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation (Risk Analysis VI), pp. 21-27