Risk analysis and uncertainty in flood damage reduction studies [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Risk-Based Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34936
• Soggetto topico: Flood damage prevention - Risk assessment; Flood damage prevention - Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""RISK ANALYSIS AND UNCERTAINTY IN FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION STUDIES""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES""; ""Risk Measures and Modeling""; ""Economics""; ""CONSISTENT TERMINOLOGY""; ""LEVEE CERTIFICATION""; ""FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT""; ""1 The Corps and U.S. Flood Damage Reduction Planning, Policies, and Programs""; ""RISK ANALYSIS APPROACH""; ""THE CORPS'S WATER RESOURCES PROJECT PLANNING PROCEDURES""; ""From Principles and Standards to Principles and Guidelines"" ; ""U.S. FEDERAL FLOOD PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES""""The “Galloway Reportâ€?""; ""2 Decision Making and Communication Issues""; ""THE GOAL OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT""; ""MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES""; ""COMPARING PROJECT ALTERNATIVES""; ""FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES""; ""RISK COMMUNICATION""; ""3 Risk Analysis Concepts and Terms""; ""UNCERTAINTY""; ""CONSISTENCY ACROSS PROGRAM AREAS""; ""RISK ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING""; ""4 Risk Analysis Techniques""; ""CORPS FRAMEWORK""; ""NATURAL VARIABILITY AND IMPERFECT KNOWLEDGE""; ""RISK ANALYSIS""; ""MONTE CARLO SIMULATION"" ; ""ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE""""GEOTECHNICAL RELIABILITY""; ""5 Case Studies""; ""BEARGRASS CREEK""; ""Flood Damage Reduction Measures""; ""Damage Reaches""; ""Flood Hydrology""; ""Rainfallâ€?Runoff Model""; ""Uncertainty in Flood Discharge""; ""River Hydraulics""; ""Uncertainty in Flood Stage""; ""Economic Analysis""; ""Uncertainty in Flood Damage""; ""Project Planning""; ""Evaluation of Project Alternatives""; ""Risk of Flooding""; ""Effect on Project Economics of Including Risk and Uncertainty"" ; ""RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT EAST GRAND FORKS, MINNESOTA, AND GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA""""Risk Analysis""; ""Dischargeâ€?Frequency Relationships""; ""Elevationâ€?Discharge Relationships""; ""Risk and Uncertainty Analysis Results""; ""Project Reliability""; ""6 Evaluation and Proposed Improvements""; ""CONCERNS WITH THE RISK ANALYSIS METHODS""; ""ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE""; ""Knowledge Uncertainty""; ""HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS""; ""Parameter Uncertainty for the LP3 Distribution""; ""Neglecting Skew Uncertainty""; ""Errors in Flood Frequency Curves Derived from Rainfallâ€?Runoff Modeling"" ; ""Errors in the Stage-Discharge Relationship""""GEOTECHNICAL RELIABILITY""; ""ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE""; ""INTERDEPENDENCE IN RISK ANALYSIS FOR FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT""; ""CORRELATION LENGTH""; ""SPATIAL AGGREGATION""; ""COMPUTATIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO MINIMIZE CORRELATION EFFECTS""; ""Determine the Scale of Randomization""; ""Introduce Correlation in Monte Carlo Simulation""; ""Randomize Structures Jointly""; ""Randomize Hydrology and Hydraulics for River Reaches""; ""Analyze Statistical Variability in Project Benefits Rather than Damage"" ; ""Statistically Compare Net Benefits from Alternative Plans""
• Titolo autorizzato: Risk analysis and uncertainty in flood damage reduction studies
• ISBN: 1-280-18536-8; 9786610185368; 0-309-56982-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456082603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II