Integrated urban flood risk assessment – adapting a multicriteria approach to a city

Kubal, C.; Haase, Dagmar; Meyer, V.; Scheuer, Sebastian

doi:10.5194/nhess-9-1881-2009

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“…Using weighting methods can be considered as a supporting tool for a more objective (Wang et al, 2011) and consistent decision processes (Saaty, 1980(Saaty, , 1994. This helps avoid over-estimation of the contribution or importance of variables in terms of vulnerability (Yoo & Kim, 2008), and can identify more accurately the most vulnerable areas on the map (Kubal et al, 2009, Wang et al, 2011.…”

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Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices

Nguyen

Bonetti

Rogers

et al. 2016

Ocean & Coastal Management

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2016). Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: a review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices. Ocean and Coastal Management, Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: a review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices AbstractIncreasing human pressures on coastlines and associated threats posed by sea-level rise have stimulated development of a range of different concepts and methodological approaches to assess coastal vulnerability. The first section of this paper summarizes the concepts associated with vulnerability, natural hazards and climate change. The most widely adopted analytical approaches to vulnerability assessment are described, including spatial scales, the need for hybrid approaches comprising both biophysical and social dimensions of vulnerability, and the gradual incorporation of resilience aspects into such methodologies. In particular, the development and application of vulnerability indices is examined, based on a review of more than 50 studies that applied such indices across a range of hazards. The analytical procedures, proposed typologies, and most commonly selected variables are discussed. This overview demonstrates the breadth of vulnerability studies. This leads inevitably to lack of standardization of concepts and assumptions, which results in limited comparability between outputs for coasts from different areas. However, the widespread demand for vulnerability assessment as a component of decision-making in integrated management of the coast justifies pursuing indicator-based vulnerability assessments. In some cases these will explicitly adopt a consistent methodology that enables comparison between sites, whereas alternatively, metrics may be developed that are designed around particular system components and the site-specific functions for which they are valued. AbstractIncreasing human pressures on coastlines and associated threats posed by sea-level rise have stimulated development of a range of different concepts and methodological approaches to assess coastal vulnerability. The first section of this paper summarizes the concepts associated with vulnerability, natural hazards and climate change. The most widely adopted analytical approaches to vulnerability assessment are described, including spatial scales, the need for hybrid approaches comprising both biophysical and social dimensions of vulnerability, and the gradual incorporation of resilience aspects into such methodologies. In particular, the development and application of vulnerability indices is examined, based on a review of more than 50 studies that applied such indices across a range of hazards. The analytical procedures, proposed typologies, and most commonly selected variables are discussed. This overview demonstrates the breadth of vulnerability studies. This leads inevitably to lack of standardization of concepts and assumptions, which results in limited comparability between outputs for coasts from different areas. H...

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Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices

Nguyen

Bonetti

Rogers

et al. 2016

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…This is of increasing importance as urbanization trends increase population density in potential risk areas and risk ranges expand [77][78][79][80][81][82][83]. Changes in extreme regional precipitation increases risks beyond those identified in past flood plain measures and places greater pressure on local governments and communities to consider community needs as part of revitalization activities [12,14,50,53,[84][85][86][87][88]. Increased emphasis on green infrastructure as a surplus land-management program in the Mid-West and emerging interest in urban agriculture may explain increased green reuse as compared to the Atlantic and Gulf Coast and Mountain Pacific Coast [10,23,[89][90][91].…”

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Reuse Choice, Flood Risk and Resilience, and Characteristics of Counties with Brownfield Cleanups

Carroll¹,

Kanarek²

2018

Urban Science

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Limited research has examined brownfields clean-up, reuse choice and associations with flood risk or resilience. This cross-sectional analysis examines counties with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded brownfield cleanups initiated from 2005 through 2009 and assesses the county-level relationship of green reuse with flood risk while accounting for county factors of resources, environmental stressors, race and ethnicity, location, and structural characteristics, as modified from the Gee and Payne-Sturges conceptual model of community environmental health. Flood plain designation predicted a three-fold odds of green reuse alone (OR = 2.96 [95% CI, 1.31-6.66]) and green with other reuses (OR = 2.88 [95% CI, 1.07-7.75]). Green reuse alone was influenced negatively when a county had an eastern or western US location or a larger proportion of population aged 5-24 and positively when population education levels were higher. Among counties with green and other reuse, low education was predictive. Conceptually, decisions for green reuse alone were driven by resources and location while decisions for green and other reuse were driven by resources, location and environmental stressors.

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“…Multiple aspects can be combined using multicriteria methods ). For example, Kubal et al (2009) implemented multicriteria vulnerability assessments in urban areas and investigated the physical, social, and ecological dimensions of vulnerability.…”

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Holistic approach to flood risk assessment in areas with cultural heritage: a practical application in Ayutthaya, Thailand

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This research proposes a holistic approach to flood risk assessment that combines quantitative and qualitative aspects. This approach was developed and applied in the Ayutthaya region in Thailand, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. First, flood risk was assessed traditionally as a product of hazard and vulnerability. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from publicly available sources and through interviews, questionnaires, and focus group discussions to assess the vulnerability, using various weights for the different vulnerability dimensions. The hazard was assessed using a coupled 1D-2D flood model, and the resulting vulnerability and risk were mapped. Second, an alternative flood risk map was produced based on group mapping exercises with local residents, which captures the level of perceived risk. The traditional flood risk map was adjusted by varying the vulnerability weights to better match the perceived risk map. The analysis of these two maps revealed that two approaches to flood risk assessment can be used effectively in gaining different insights of the phenomena, and as such, they both should be used in flood risk management planning.

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Integrated urban flood risk assessment – adapting a multicriteria approach to a city

Cited by 199 publications

References 24 publications

Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices

Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices

Reuse Choice, Flood Risk and Resilience, and Characteristics of Counties with Brownfield Cleanups

Holistic approach to flood risk assessment in areas with cultural heritage: a practical application in Ayutthaya, Thailand

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