Extended Abstracts Volume (332 pages) + full paper CD-ROM (1772 pages), 2008
In recent years flood event managers have paid increasing attention to reducing the consequences ... more In recent years flood event managers have paid increasing attention to reducing the consequences of flooding by preparing evacuation and rescue plans. Local and regional authorities are often obliged to draw-up flood emergency plans. In many cases these define responsibilities, but details on which evacuation route to take and how much evacuation time is available are missing. In recent years a number of evacuation models have been developed which aim to provide this insight. This paper provides an overview of existing ...
Extended Abstracts Volume (332 pages) + full paper CD-ROM (1772 pages), 2008
Consultation with end users in the UK and the Netherlands indicated that a DSS for flood event ma... more Consultation with end users in the UK and the Netherlands indicated that a DSS for flood event management should provide the following: A database of “pre-run” flood events; Mapping of the flood hazard; Location of the receptors at risk (eg people, buildings, critical infrastructure); Details of safe havens and evacuation routes. Based on the user requirements a methodological framework for flood event management DSSs was developed. This framework includes exposure, vulnerability, consequence and risk ...
FLOODsite-Integrated Flood Risk Assessment and Management Methodologies, Task, 2007
The report provides a summary of the work that has been carried out in Task 17 under Theme 2 of t... more The report provides a summary of the work that has been carried out in Task 17 under Theme 2 of the EC research project FLOODsite that focused on evacuation modelling and traffic management related to flood events. When flooding of populated areas occurs or is likely a management system for the road network in and around the flood prone areas is useful to carry out the following:• Identify the routes for the safe evacuation of people• To facilitate the access of the emergency and rescue personnel to the flood prone areas• To ...
Drainage of peatlands leads to subsidence. This often eventually leads to gravity drainage and ag... more Drainage of peatlands leads to subsidence. This often eventually leads to gravity drainage and agricultural production becoming impossible, certainly if subsidence brings the land near sea level. In this paper, we demonstrate that serious drainability problems in SE Asia will start in a few decades after drainage and may lead to the end of agricultural production in between 30% and 69% of coastal peatlands within 50 years. We propose that in land use planning and economic cost-benefit analyses, the benefits of increasing agricultural productivity on peatlands in the short term should be weighed against the inevitable increase in water management costs and loss of production in the longer term.
Extended Abstracts Volume (332 pages) + full paper CD-ROM (1772 pages), 2008
In recent years flood event managers have paid increasing attention to reducing the consequences ... more In recent years flood event managers have paid increasing attention to reducing the consequences of flooding by preparing evacuation and rescue plans. Local and regional authorities are often obliged to draw-up flood emergency plans. In many cases these define responsibilities, but details on which evacuation route to take and how much evacuation time is available are missing. In recent years a number of evacuation models have been developed which aim to provide this insight. This paper provides an overview of existing ...
Extended Abstracts Volume (332 pages) + full paper CD-ROM (1772 pages), 2008
Consultation with end users in the UK and the Netherlands indicated that a DSS for flood event ma... more Consultation with end users in the UK and the Netherlands indicated that a DSS for flood event management should provide the following: A database of “pre-run” flood events; Mapping of the flood hazard; Location of the receptors at risk (eg people, buildings, critical infrastructure); Details of safe havens and evacuation routes. Based on the user requirements a methodological framework for flood event management DSSs was developed. This framework includes exposure, vulnerability, consequence and risk ...
FLOODsite-Integrated Flood Risk Assessment and Management Methodologies, Task, 2007
The report provides a summary of the work that has been carried out in Task 17 under Theme 2 of t... more The report provides a summary of the work that has been carried out in Task 17 under Theme 2 of the EC research project FLOODsite that focused on evacuation modelling and traffic management related to flood events. When flooding of populated areas occurs or is likely a management system for the road network in and around the flood prone areas is useful to carry out the following:• Identify the routes for the safe evacuation of people• To facilitate the access of the emergency and rescue personnel to the flood prone areas• To ...
Drainage of peatlands leads to subsidence. This often eventually leads to gravity drainage and ag... more Drainage of peatlands leads to subsidence. This often eventually leads to gravity drainage and agricultural production becoming impossible, certainly if subsidence brings the land near sea level. In this paper, we demonstrate that serious drainability problems in SE Asia will start in a few decades after drainage and may lead to the end of agricultural production in between 30% and 69% of coastal peatlands within 50 years. We propose that in land use planning and economic cost-benefit analyses, the benefits of increasing agricultural productivity on peatlands in the short term should be weighed against the inevitable increase in water management costs and loss of production in the longer term.
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