Download or read book Guidelines for Managing Uncertainty in Calculation of Urban Flood Damage Reduction Benefits written by Mary D. Ballew and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-10-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing flood damage is a complex task that requires multidisciplinary understanding of the earth sciences and civil engineering. In addressing this task the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employs its expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, and geotechnical and structural engineering. Dams, levees, and other river-training works must be sized to local conditions; geotechnical theories and applications help ensure that structures will safely withstand potential hydraulic and seismic forces; and economic considerations must be balanced to ensure that reductions in flood damages are proportionate with project costs and associated impacts on social, economic, and environmental values. A new National Research Council report, Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies, reviews the Corps of Engineers' risk-based techniques in its flood damage reduction studies and makes recommendations for improving these techniques. Areas in which the Corps has made good progress are noted, and several steps that could improve the Corps' risk-based techniques in engineering and economics applications for flood damage reduction are identified. The report also includes recommendations for improving the federal levee certification program, for broadening the scope of flood damage reduction planning, and for improving communication of risk-based concepts.

Download or read book Uncertainty Analysis for Urban Flood Damage Reduction Benefits Attitudes and Practices of Corps of Engineer Economists written by Stuart A. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is a product of the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) research on uncertainty in benefit analysis. The research is intended to enable Corps of Engineer economists to make better estimates of project benefits with limited resources, and to help the Corps to better orient its research program to provide useful methods and empirical data for resolving uncertainty in project planning. To help focus the effort, IWR organized a workshop on 29 April 1988 to determine the current attitudes and practices from a survey of Corps economists. This report summarizes the questionnaire which covered the most significant topics of that workshop. Keywords: Uncertainty analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Flood control; Urban flood economics. (fr).

Download or read book Uncertainty Analysis for Urban Flood Damage Reduction Benefits Attitudes and Practices of Corps of Engineer Economists written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is a product of the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) research on uncertainty in benefit analysis. The research is intended to enable Corps of Engineer economists to make better estimates of project benefits with limited resources, and to help the Corps to better orient its research program to provide useful methods and empirical data for resolving uncertainty in project planning. To help focus the effort, IWR organized a workshop on 29 April 1988 to determine the current attitudes and practices from a survey of Corps economists. This report summarizes the questionnaire which covered the most significant topics of that workshop. Keywords: Uncertainty analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Flood control; Urban flood economics. (fr).

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Download or read book Estimating Costs and Benefits for Nonstructural Flood Control Measures written by William D. Carson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Applied Uncertainty Analysis For Flood Risk Management written by Keith J Beven and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an introduction for flood risk management practitioners, up-to-date methods for analysis of uncertainty and its use in risk-based decision making. It addresses decision making for both short-term (real-time forecasting) and long-term (flood risk planning under change) situations. It aims primarily at technical practitioners involved in flood risk analysis and flood warning, including hydrologists, engineers, flood modelers, risk analysts and those involved in the design and operation of flood warning systems. Many experienced practitioners are now expected to modify their way of working to fit into the new philosophy of flood risk management. This volume helps them to undertake that task with appropriate attention to the surrounding uncertainties. The book will also interest and benefit researchers and graduate students hoping to improve their knowledge of modern uncertainty analysis.

Download or read book Risk Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual describes and provides procedures for risk and uncertainty for Corps of Engineers flood damage reduction studies.

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Download or read book The Context and Competitiveness of Non structural Measures in Flood Damage Reduction Programs written by Paul D. Robillard and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Valuing the Benefits of Nature Based Solutions written by Marcus Wishart and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods are the most frequent of all-natural hazards and responsible for causing more damages than any other disasters. Globally, floods are estimated to have affected more than 2 billion people between 1998 and 2018, accounting for 45 percent of all people affected by disasters during that period with an estimated 142,088 fatalities. The immediate impacts of flooding include the loss of human life, livelihoods, damage to property, destruction of crops, loss of livestock, disruption of services, and deterioration of health conditions owing to waterborne diseases, among others. The direct economic losses caused by flooding over the last decade are estimated at US656 billion dollars, although these are systematically under-reported and actual values are likely much higher. When accounting for intangible impacts on human well-being, natural disasters are thought to cost the global economy more than US520 billion dollars a year. This report outlines a comprehensive framework for valuing the benefits associated with NbS for IUFM to facilitate the identification of appropriate and sustainable financing mechanisms to realize those values. Traditional approaches of assessing the benefits of urban flood management have been focused on avoided losses due to reductions in the probability of flooding. A benefit to this approach is that it is simple to calculate and to explain to decision makers. It can also provide information regarding the optimal level of flood risk reduction associated to the direct intervention cost. However, such traditional approaches do not reflect the full range of social, environmental and economic benefits that can be realized by NbS for IUFM. Broader recognition of these benefits, and an evaluation of their value under different circumstances, provides the foundation for capturing non-market values and leveraging private sector and community financing options. The approach described herein builds on the 'Principles for Valuing Water' articulated by the High-Level Panel on Water convened by the United Nations and the World Bank Group and includes three common types of flooding (i.e. fluvial, pluvial and coastal) through a five step process.