This paper demonstrates the application of a Decision Support System (DSS) developed for decision makers and stakeholders to manage and raise awareness of coastal flood risk. The DSS is a GIS-based framework that predicts flooding consequences and is structured around the Source Pathway Receptor Consequence (SPRC) model. The DSS draws together points of view from engineering, ecology and socio-economics, allowing the comparative assessment of the consequences of a range of management interventions. The utility of the tool is demonstrated through application to an estuary field site - the Teign estuary in UK. Vulnerability maps, generated by the DSS for pre-set climate scenarios can be used to show their comparative efficacy in changing the consequences of flooding from a range of stakeholder viewpoints. Recently constructed tidal defences built within the estuary are shown to be highly effective.
Gonzalez-Santamaria, R., Simmonds, D., Zanuttigh, B., Reeve, D., Nicholls, R.J., Thompson, R.C., et al. (2014). APPLICATION OF A NOVEL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO ASSESS AND MANAGE COASTAL FLOOD RISK IN THE TEIGN ESTUARY, UK [10.9753/icce.v34.management.43].
APPLICATION OF A NOVEL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM TO ASSESS AND MANAGE COASTAL FLOOD RISK IN THE TEIGN ESTUARY, UK
ZANUTTIGH, BARBARA;
2014
Abstract
This paper demonstrates the application of a Decision Support System (DSS) developed for decision makers and stakeholders to manage and raise awareness of coastal flood risk. The DSS is a GIS-based framework that predicts flooding consequences and is structured around the Source Pathway Receptor Consequence (SPRC) model. The DSS draws together points of view from engineering, ecology and socio-economics, allowing the comparative assessment of the consequences of a range of management interventions. The utility of the tool is demonstrated through application to an estuary field site - the Teign estuary in UK. Vulnerability maps, generated by the DSS for pre-set climate scenarios can be used to show their comparative efficacy in changing the consequences of flooding from a range of stakeholder viewpoints. Recently constructed tidal defences built within the estuary are shown to be highly effective.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.