The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River
Decision makers in fluvial flood risk management increasingly acknowledge that they have to prepare for extreme events. Flood risk is the most common basis on which to compare flood risk-reducing strategies. To take uncertainties into account the criteria of robustness and flexibility are advocated...
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| author | M. J. P. Mens F. Klijn |
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| description | Decision makers in fluvial flood risk management increasingly acknowledge
that they have to prepare for extreme events. Flood risk is the most common
basis on which to compare flood risk-reducing strategies. To take
uncertainties into account the criteria of robustness and flexibility are
advocated as well. This paper discusses the added value of robustness as
an additional decision criterion compared to single-value flood risk only. We do
so by quantifying flood risk and system robustness for alternative system
configurations of the IJssel River valley in the Netherlands. We found that
robustness analysis has added value in three respects: (1) it does not
require assumptions on current and future flood probabilities, since flood
consequences are shown as a function of discharge; (2) it shows the
sensitivity of the system to varying discharges; and (3) it supports a
discussion on the acceptability of flood damage. We conclude that robustness
analysis is a valuable addition to flood risk analysis in support of
long-term decision-making on flood risk management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5872f935132d4e60924a8f58dab1faf82022-12-22T03:44:27ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812015-02-0115221322310.5194/nhess-15-213-2015The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel RiverM. J. P. Mens0F. Klijn1Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the NetherlandsDeltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the NetherlandsDecision makers in fluvial flood risk management increasingly acknowledge that they have to prepare for extreme events. Flood risk is the most common basis on which to compare flood risk-reducing strategies. To take uncertainties into account the criteria of robustness and flexibility are advocated as well. This paper discusses the added value of robustness as an additional decision criterion compared to single-value flood risk only. We do so by quantifying flood risk and system robustness for alternative system configurations of the IJssel River valley in the Netherlands. We found that robustness analysis has added value in three respects: (1) it does not require assumptions on current and future flood probabilities, since flood consequences are shown as a function of discharge; (2) it shows the sensitivity of the system to varying discharges; and (3) it supports a discussion on the acceptability of flood damage. We conclude that robustness analysis is a valuable addition to flood risk analysis in support of long-term decision-making on flood risk management.http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/213/2015/nhess-15-213-2015.pdf |
| spellingShingle | M. J. P. Mens F. Klijn The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| title | The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River |
| title_full | The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River |
| title_fullStr | The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River |
| title_full_unstemmed | The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River |
| title_short | The added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the IJssel River |
| title_sort | added value of system robustness analysis for flood risk management illustrated by a case on the ijssel river |
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