LEADER 05532nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910220101403321 005 20230802010310.0 010 $a0-8330-7728-7 010 $a0-8330-7730-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039447 035 $a(EBL)1365145 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860636 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11503669 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860636 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10896396 035 $a(PQKB)10283044 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1365145 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10678760 035 $a(OCoLC)857365324 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1365145 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039447 100 $a20121005d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlanning tool to support Louisiana's decisionmaking on coastal protection and restoration$b[electronic resource] $etechnical description /$fDavid G. Groves, Christopher Sharon, Debra Knopman 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRand Corporation$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (105 p.) 225 1 $aTechnical report 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-7698-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 81-82). 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aFinancial 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 327 $aFunding 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 327 $aAdditional 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 327 $aFormulate 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 327 $aAPPENDIX: Expert-Adjusted Alternatives 330 $aA computer-based decision-support tool, called the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Planning Tool, provided technical analysis that supported the development of Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast through CPRA and community-based deliberations. This document seeks to provide an accessible technical description of the Planning Tool and associated analyses used to develop the Master Plan. 410 0$aTechnical report (Rand Corporation) ;$vTR-1266-CPRA. 606 $aShore protection$zLouisiana 606 $aCoastal zone management$zLouisiana 606 $aCoastal ecology$zLouisiana 615 0$aShore protection 615 0$aCoastal zone management 615 0$aCoastal ecology 676 $a333.9170973 700 $aGroves$b David G$0847615 701 $aSharon$b Christopher$0879925 701 $aKnopman$b Debra S$0879926 712 02$aLouisiana.$bCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220101403321 996 $aPlanning tool to support Louisiana's decisionmaking on coastal protection and restoration$91964946 997 $aUNINA