Planning tool to support Louisiana's decisionmaking on coastal protection and restoration [[electronic resource] ] : technical description / / David G. Groves, Christopher Sharon, Debra Knopman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220101403321
• Autore: Groves David G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Corporation, 2012
• ISBN: 0-8330-7728-7; 0-8330-7730-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
• Collana: Technical report
• Altri autori (Persone): SharonChristopher; KnopmanDebra S
• Disciplina: 333.9170973
• Soggetti: Shore protection - Louisiana; Coastal zone management - Louisiana; Coastal ecology - Louisiana
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Planning Objectives; Planning Under Uncertainty; Purpose of the Planning Tool; CHAPTER TWO: Model Description and Assumptions; Predictive Modeling Framework; Formulation of Alternatives; Basis of the Approach in Decision Theory; Objective Function and Developing Alternatives Using Optimization; Risk-Reduction Decision Driver; Land-Building Decision Driver; Objective Function; Metrics and Decision Criteria; Metrics; Decision Criteria; Constraints; Financial and Natural Resource Constraints Mutually Exclusive Project and Project Inclusion or Exclusion Constraints; Outcome Constraints; Modeling Projects Under Different Scenarios; Environmental Scenarios; Funding Scenarios; Key Assumptions in the Development of Alternatives; Risk-Reduction Projects Do Not Affect the Landscape or Ecosystem-Service Metrics, and Restoration Projects and Landscape Changes Do Not Affect Storm-Surge Risk; Physical and Biological Effects of Individual Projects Are Additive; Funding Scenarios Are ; Known; Funding Is Available for the Entire Implementation Period; Funding Cannot Be Saved for Use in Later Implementation Periods Projects Begin Planning and Design in the First Year of an Implementation Period; Project Effects Are Offset by Planning, Design, and Construction Time; Projects Must Continually Operate; Handling and Processing of Data Within the Planning Tool; MySQL Database; Analytical Module; General Algebraic Modeling System Optimization Module; Tableau Results Visualizer; CHAPTER THREE: Analytic Procedures; Characterization of Projects; Project Costs and Duration of Implementation; Conflicts Among Projects; Additional Project Attribute Information Modeling Project Effects; Flood Risk-Reduction Effects; Restoration Project Effects; Comparison of Individual Projects; Project Effects on Risk Reduction; Project Effects on Land and Ecosystem-Service Metrics; Project Effects Relative to Other Decision Criteria; Cost-Effectiveness; Formulation of Alternatives; Integrated Evaluation of Alternatives; Evaluation of Selected Alternatives Using Predictive Models Under Uncertainty; Comparisons of the Alternatives; CHAPTER FOUR: Analyses to Develop the Master Plan; Compare Individual Projects; Formulate Alternatives Establish the Funding Target and Funding Split; Define the Near-Term and Long-Term Balance; Assess Performance Under Uncertainty; Develop Alternatives to Meet Master Plan Objectives; Adjust Alternatives Using Expert Judgment; Define the Draft Master Plan; Review Projects and Outcomes for Different Alternatives; Define the Final Master Plan; Revise Project Data; Evaluate Public Comments; Revise the Draft Alternative for the Final Master Plan; Review Master Plan Projects and Outcomes; Post-Master Plan Analysis; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions; APPENDIX: Expert-Adjusted Alternatives
• Sommario/riassunto: A computer-based decision-support tool, called the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Planning Tool, provided technical analysis that supported the development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast through CPRA and community-based deliberations. This document seeks to provide an accessible technical description of the Planning Tool and associated analyses used to develop the Master Plan.